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--- networking:windows:active_directory:ad_password_complexity [2013/07/02 12:52]
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+++ networking:windows:active_directory:ad_password_complexity [2014/03/18 13:15] (current)
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+====== Active Directory Password Management ======
 ===== Password Complexity for Windows Server 2008 R2 =====
-==== Domain Policy ====
+==== Edit Domain Policy ====
-  - Run ''gpedit.msc'' (Group Policy Management)
+  - Run ''gpmc.msc'' (Group Policy Management)
   - Expand **Forest**
   - Expand **Domains**
   - Expand your **Domain**
   - Expand **Group Policy Objects**
-  - Right-click **Default Domain Policy** and choose **Edit**
+  - Right-click **Default Domain Policy** (or your desired policy object) and choose **Edit**
   - Select the **Settings** tab
   - Then browse to **Computer Configurations -> Policies -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Account Policies -> Password Policy**
   - Edit the settings or disable **Password Complexity**
+===== Testing Authentication =====
+Here is a quick and simple function which authenticates a user to AD at the PowerShell command line:
+<file>
+Function Test-ADAuthentication {
+    param($username,$password)
+    (new-object directoryservices.directoryentry "",$username,$password).psbase.name -ne $null
+}
+PS C:\> Test-ADAuthentication "dom\myusername" "mypassword"
+True
+</file>
+===== Tools =====
+http://www.wisesoft.co.uk/articles/bulk_ad_users_beta_testing.aspx
+http://www.wisesoft.co.uk/articles/password_control_2.5_betatesting.aspx
+Forums: http://www.wisesoft.co.uk/forum/forum1-password-control.aspx
+Tools from WiseSoft help when manipulating multiple users, as during a new installation or cutover.

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