Re: Other password complexity filters out there besides passfilt.dll?

From: Steve Foster [SBS MVP] (steve.foster@picamar.co.uk)
Date: 06/03/02 

From: "Steve Foster [SBS MVP]" <steve.foster@picamar.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 13:04:02 +0100

Ah, ok. Shows I don't know enough about policies :) 

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S. Pidgorny [MVP] wrote:
> Security policies, including password complexity, are domain-level
only.
>
> "Steve Foster [SBS MVP]" <steve.foster@picamar.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:eSAbX$uCCHA.1764@tkmsftngp05...
>> Since password rules are part of the security policies, couldn't he
>> define multiple policies and apply them to OUs?
>>
>> Or am I missing something?
>>
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>>
>> S. Pidgorny [MVP] wrote:
>>> There are no such products that I'm aware of and domain-wide
password
>>> security settings work well for most of us... Maybe you need to
>> consider
>>> changing your requirements or implementing smartard logon whre one
>> doesn't
>>> need to remember passwords?
>>>
>>> "Jason" <no.such.address@no.spam.please.com> wrote in message
>>> news:O447UsjCCHA.1560@tkmsftngp02...
>>>> Hello,
>>>> I'm looking for other password complexity filters available,
>> commerical
>>>> or freeware.  The one's I know of so far are:
>>>>
>>>>     Passfilt.dll -- Microsoft's
>>>>     Password Padlock -- www.quakenbush.com
>>>>     StrongPass -- www.ntsecurity.nu
>>>>
>>>> In particular, I'm really trying to find ones which can enforce
>> different
>>>> password complexity rules for different groups in AD.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you VERY much if you know of any others!
>>>>
>>>>          Cheers,
>>>>               Jason
>>
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