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- What is password restricted?
- What is the best password policy?
- Does password complexity matter?
- Do special characters make passwords more secure?
What is password restricted?
Definitions: The ability to protect the contents of a file or device from being accessed until the correct password is entered.
What is the best password policy?
Best practices for password policy
Enforce password history policy with at least 10 previous passwords remembered. Set a minimum password age of 3 days. Enable the setting that requires passwords to meet complexity requirements. This setting can be disabled for passphrases but it is not recommended.
Does password complexity matter?
Strong and complex – Strong passwords are still key. Security experts agree that upper and lowercase alphanumerical characters are good practices for increasing passwords strength and making it capable of resisting guessing and brute-force attacks.
Do special characters make passwords more secure?
The results show that making a password longer or adding symbols is a better way to strengthen it than by adding uppercase characters or numbers.
