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 Can I audit Windows active directory passwords to meet complexity rules and not let users have weak passwords?
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Can I audit Windows active directory passwords to meet complexity rules and not let users have weak passwords? I have changed the group policy for password complexity but what about the old passwords? I would rather not require every one to have to change their passwords even if they have already done it per request.

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ASKED: August 2, 2010  8:57 PM
UPDATED: August 4, 2010  1:13 PM
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 Approved Answer - Chosen by Labnuke99

MBSA will only audit local account passwords - not AD passwords. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd277467.aspx

L0phtcrack is a good password auditing tool.

ANSWERED:  Aug 4, 2010  1:13 PM (GMT)  by Labnuke99
 
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You can use MBSA the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.

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