Windows Log on Password needs changing

J_B

On daughter's work PC she has to keep changing her password monthly which is annoying her.
Is there a way to stop it asking her to do this?

I suspect it's Win7, but haven't checked.

bsod

no, unless it's her business. It's probably company/network/domain policy

azzabazza

When I worked I had to set a new password on my pc monthly - it was our IT Department's requirement. This is a common security policy when working for government departments, local authorities or similar.

Bowling_4_Gold

And hopefully her IT dept are enforcing password history, so she can't use the same one again for another 6/12/24 months.

It's probably done for a good reason- imagine if her colleague found out her password and used her account instead of theirs to periodically slate the boss/distribute naughty pics

Big_Graeme

azzabazza wrote: »

When I worked I had to set a new password on my pc monthly - it was our IT Department's requirement. This is a common security policy when working for government departments, local authorities or similar.

And then all that happens is the new password is written in a post it and stuck to the monitor.

flashg67

Same here. Nothing to stop her using same password with a number on the end that she increases by one each month?

Big_Graeme

flashg67 wrote: »

Same here. Nothing to stop her using same password with a number on the end that she increases by one each month?

Apart from a domain policy with a set password length and complexity. Ours won't key you use almost the same password so oldpassword2 won't work after oldpassword1, there is also a special character requirement as well as upper and lower case letters.

azzabazza

Big_Graeme wrote: »

And then all that happens is the new password is written in a post it and stuck to the monitor.

Our Manager used to prowl the office either after we went home or early morning. Anyone who had any post-its (no matter what was on them) stuck to their monitors had them removed! If there was any evidence of a password being either written down or shared with a colleague it was deemed a disciplinary offence!

gjchester

Big_Graeme wrote: »

And then all that happens is the new password is written in a post it and stuck to the monitor.

Possibly but then that becomes a potential disciplinary offence. There's also the fact if the account is misused who gets the blame, the account owner, and saying "its not me I put the password on my monitor" is not likely to be a great defence!


It s not a bad idea, how many people never change passwords, or use the same password everywhere? You only need to look a the username/email/password breeches that are in the news on a monthly basis to know that changing a password regularly, and not having one simple common password is a simple security measure we should all use.

patman99

It all depends, as others have said, on the employer's IT policy.
I ussed to work for Siemens and they had a policy of requiring a new password every 12 weeks.
Mind you, they also used security cards to securely digitally-sign stuff, so double security in place.

In my mind, it's good practice and should be encouraged.

J_B

Many thanks for all the help here - I will pass the messages on!