Question

What Active Directory object enables an administrator to configure password settings for users or groups that are different from those defined in a GPO linked to the domain?

Answer 1

Password Settings object

Step-by-step explanation:

Active Directory is made up of different services that are aimed at handling the access and permissions to resources over a network. It was developed by Microsoft and was originally used for centralized domain management but has evolved past that now.

In AD, the data stored are also known as Objects, these objects can be

1. users or a group that has been given passwords and/or
2. resources such as computers or printers.
3. Organizational Units (OUs)

The object responsible for handling the configuration of passwords configuration is the Password Settings object.

Here, all settings relating to password setup, configuration, reset and so on takes place here. The settings can be applied to groups or users which can show the complexity, length, history of the password and so on.