Question

While reviewing system logs, a security analyst notices that a large number of end users are changing their passwords four times on the day the passwords are set to expire. The analyst suspects they are cycling their passwords to circumvent current password controls. Which of the following would provide a technical control to prevent this activity from occurring?A. Set password aging requirements.B. Increase the password history from three to fiveC. Create an AUP that prohibits password reuse.D. Implement password complexity requirements

Answer 1

The correct answer is option (A) Set password aging requirements.

Step-by-step explanation:

Solution

Password Aging : It is procedure that is operated by system administrators to defend against bad passwords within an organization.

Password aging means that after a set total of time , which is mostly 90 days the user is reminded to create a new password.

This theory centers around a user who is forced to update or modify his password occasionally, a password that is cracked by an intruder is useful to him/her a limited time period.