Editor: Password Policy Enforcer improves network security by ensuring that users choose strong passwords. PPE checks every new password for compliance with your password policy and immediately rejects non-compliant passwords.
Windows has a basic password complexity rule, but it accepts many weak passwords like "Secret1" and "Pa$$word". Password Policy Enforcer's configurable rules allow you to enforce almost Any Password policy imaginable. You can even create multiple password policies and assign them to individual users, groups, and Organizational Units.
Password Policy Enforcer features
Helps users to choose passwords
Password Policy Enforcer helps users to choose a compliant password, thereby reducing the number of password related HELPDESK calls. Users can see the password policy as they enter their password, and are told exactly why their password was Rejected. Administrators can customize the policy and rejection messages in 31 languages.
Multiple password policies
Password Policy Enforcer can enforce 256 password policies in each domain. Policies can be assigned to users, groups, and Organizational Units. You can even exempt some accounts from the PPE password policy, or allow administrators to bypass the policy when resetting a user's password.
Powerful password policy rules
Each password policy has 19 highly configurable rules. PPE can require users to comply with all rules, or it can enforce a more tolerant policy by allowing partial compliance. Rules can be combined to create complex requirements such as "password must contain a numeric character, but not in the first position".
