Re: Password aging

On 06/02/2020 08:38, Heckler, Kim M wrote:
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> All,
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> Is there an extension that provides password aging functionality? 
> i.e.  requires uses to change password after X number of days from
> last password change.
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I would strongly recommend not using password aging, as it encourages
weak passwords -  comon is a base password and a number which is
incremented.

Suggest longer passwords that include special characters and don't end
in a number, so they are more difficult to crack.

My 16 character passwords look like:

Y3%oT+]tTrt9G5x:

Generated by program I wrote.

Cheers,
Gavin