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January 17, 2008
Server Administrators: Force Strong Password Policies!!!
My continued focus on strong user passwords is almost over.... I promise!
In recent blog posts I've shared some insights on weak & strong user passwords and gave some tips to help users create their own passwords.
In this blog post I'll give network and server administrators some guidelines for setting strong password policies on their file transfer server.
Here are some of the administrator options in WS_FTP Server with SSH that gives admins complete control over user passwords by allowing them to specify the minimum security standards that a password must meet.
With WS_FTP Server with SSH, administrators can:
* Require passwords to have a minimum number of characters
* Require passwords to have a minimum number of numeric characters
* Require passwords to have a minimum number of symbols/non-alphanumeric characters
* Require users to change their passwords at regular intervals
* Track previously used passwords and prevent users from reusing old passwords
With complex rules governing user passwords, the likelihood of hackers deriving legitimate passwords is significantly reduced and the security of your server and all the data stored on it is significantly increased. Requiring strong passwords is a good first step to ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of secure file transfer.
Posted by Hugh Garber at January 17, 2008 07:35 AM digg this add to del.icio.us add to My Web Furl this page
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having to change passwords on a regular basis is the right way, for security but, trying to remember them, for all the different sites one visits, can be very difficult and annoying ... How does everyone store or save the many passwords you have to use....
Posted by: Paul C. Beugeling at January 17, 2008 07:11 PM
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