Re: checking weak passwords?

From: Miha Pihler (mihap-news_at_atlantis.si)
Date: 10/22/04 

Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 08:36:22 +0200

Hi,

Which passwords must you check? The passwords that users use to logon to
their computers? Do you also have domain environment?

One option is to use password auditing tools like LC5.
http://www.atstake.com/products/lc/

Account Passwords and Policies
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/bpactlck.mspx

Mike

"sql beginner" <join@mail.ee> wrote in message
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> I must check user passwords on my company, because it is possible that
they
> use same words for username and password. some of them are sitting in
> intranet, the others in country behind a firewall which makes port
> forwarding to user computer to access computer remotely.
> of course I have administrator rights and can login and check them
manually
> but I want to do it silently because I must check ca 150 computers and a
lot
> of more users so it takes too many time to explain the reason for
everybody
> How can I make it quicker?
>
> Veiko
>
>

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