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--- quick_guide:exchange_password [2017/09/22 08:56]
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+++ quick_guide:exchange_password [2024/05/16 10:42] (current)
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-====== Change Your Exchange Password ======
+====== Change or Recover Your Exchange Password ======
 **Vastly more info here**:
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 https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/techftc/2016/03/time-rethink-mandatory-password-changes
-<note tip>Never use trivial passwords for anything, ever!</note>
+https://sectigostore.com/blog/12-password-policy-best-practices-to-adopt-today/
+**RECOMMENDED**: [[quick_guide:bitwarden_create_acct|Use Free Bitwarden Password Manager!]]
+<note tip>**Never use trivial passwords for anything, ever!  Trivial passwords are, by far, the most common way accounts are compromised (hacked)!**</note>
+<note warning>If your password has **expired** and you **do not have a Backup E-Mail** address configured, use [[quick_guide:exchange_password#outlook_web_app|OWA]] to reset your password.</note>
 ===== Minimum Password Complexity =====
-Our estimation of 'minimum' changes over time, as evildoers get more sophisticated...
+Our estimation of 'minimum' changes over time, as **evildoers get more sophisticated**...
-For the moment, this is our recommended minumum:
+For the moment, this is our recommended **minumum**:
   * Use **at least eight characters**, preferably 12 or more as the basis of your passphrase
-  * Single dictionary words are way too easy to crack
+  * Single dictionary words are **far** too easy to crack
   * Include **upper-case letters**
     * They are best used in the middle of your password, not at the ends
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 {{ :quick_guide:owa_settings_password.png?750 | Change Password}}
+===== CloudPanel Exchange Control Panel =====
+<note warning>If you have **forgotten** your Exchange password, or if it has **expired**, you can click the **Forgot Password** link on the login page.  However, you must already have entered your **Backup E-Mail** address for this to work!</note>
+{{ :quick_guide:va_exchange_control_panel_login.png?250|VA CloudPanel Login}}
+:!: This is the **most convenient and full-featured password changing and recovery method**.
+https://exchange.virtualarchitects.com/CloudPanel/
+  - Log in with your regular Exchange e-mail credentials
+  - Click on the Password link
+  - Set the Backup E-Mail address for future password recovery
+  - Change your password if desired
+{{ :quick_guide:va_exchange_control_panel_basic.png?600 |VA CloudPanel User Info}}
+{{ :quick_guide:va_exchange_control_panel_password.png?600 |VA CloudPanel Password Options}}

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