Control password complexity
Full control over password complexity
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Complex passwords increase data security. But how complex is too complex or too simple? Would it not be ideal if you could manage the levels of complexity yourself instead of being forced to follow a standard policy?
Password Complexity Manager (PCM) is the complete, user-friendly alternative to Microsoft's Fine-Grained Password Policies. PCM puts you in the driver's seat with a flexible solution that lets you create and manage your own password complexity rules.
Follow your own rules for controlling password complexity
The stronger the password, the better the security of the network. The standard options that the Microsoft OS provides to control password strength and complexity are often insufficient. With Password Complexity Manager (PCM) you can enforce any desired password complexity rules. For example, you can apply different complexity by user group, and block specific passwords or ascending sequences (for instance 1, 2, 3 or Jan, Feb, March). PCM is easy to configure and provides a user-friendly notification to the end user indicating whether the newly chosen password meets the complexity rules.
Minimal end-user frustration and maximum productivity for your IT help desk
Complex passwords are great, for everyone except the IT help desk that receives the emails and calls from end users who forget their new complex passwords. It is a given that if you want to introduce password complexity in your network, end users will have more difficulty remembering, changing, and entering these new complex passwords.
The good news is that PCM provides a dedicated interface for changing passwords. The user can immediately see which complexity rules are or are not satisfied during the password reset. Through integration with SSRPM, end users can easily reset their own passwords when one is forgotten. See below an image of displaying the complexity rules in SSRPM.
PCM benefits
Compliant with regulations
With PCM you can meet any requirement under HIPAA and SOX.
Clear complexity rules
Through the password reset interface, the end user immediately sees which complexity rules are or are not satisfied when setting a new complex password.
Multiple policies
Implement multiple password complexity rules based on domain and/or organizational unit (OU). You are in control!