Active Directory (Windows) Password:


  1. Change every 90 Days
  2. Password History - 3 passwords remembered
  3. Minimum Length -  12 Characters
  4. Complexity - Upper Case, Lower Case, Number & Special Character



Trying to think of a strong long password is hard, so let’s have some tips for making it easier.

 

For Example,

 

I could take three players who played for my football team over the years.

Add in a special character $%^& etc and a number and we have an easy to remember strong password.

 

Crouch$eamanWalker10

 

Or your favourite IT staff:

 

PeachJorgen$enBurridge1


or Maybe places you have visited


9Warw!ckPendineLowestoft


Or really mixing it up

1SeamanWarwickBurridge£

 

Below is a table of how long it takes to crack passwords of different strengths.


By adding uppercase,lower case, numbers and symbols the password is pretty much un-crack-able 



Three random words - NCSC.GOV.UK