Useless to have password expiration policies, says Microsoft

ANI
26 Apr 2019, 03:28 GMT+10

California [USA], April 25 (ANI): The annoying reminders by the IT team to change your system password are pointless, after all. Tech giant Microsoft has admitted that periodic password expiration rules are not required and make systems more vulnerable to hacking.

In its draft release of security configuration baseline settings for Windows 10, Microsoft proposed dropping the password expiration policies. When humans are forced to reset their passwords, they often write it down where others can see them, or make an obvious alteration to the existing password, making it easier to steal or detect.

Microsoft explained that removing password expiration policies does not mean changing requirements for minimum password length, history, or complexity. It is instead recommended that companies promote good password practice, and use multi-factor authentication. (ANI)

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Manufacturing Mirror.

More Information

27 ℃

Partly Cloudy in Seletar

Small Business

Section

US Job Losses in May Could Raise 3-month Total to 30 million

WASHINGTON - The epic damage to America's job market from the viral outbreak will come into sharper focus Friday when ...

Armenian authorities seize properties linked to ex-regime figure

Armenian authorities have seized several businesses linked to the former president's son-in-law, who has emerged as a prominent anti-government gadfly.The ...