CompTIA Tech+ CertMike: Prepare. Practice. Pass the Test! Get Certified!, 2nd Edition

CHAPTER 38Password Best Practices: Objective 6.3: Explain password best practices

Passwords remain the most common authentication technique used by modern organizations. IT professionals often work with passwords as they assist users in navigating the authentication process.

In this chapter, you’ll learn the material that you need to know about Tech+ objective 6.3. The topics covered in this chapter include:

• Password length
• Password complexity
• Password history
• Password expiration
• Password reuse across sites
• Password managers
• Password privacy
• Password reset process
• Changing default usernames and passwords
• Enabling passwords

PASSWORD POLICIES

When you set a password policy for your organization, you have a number of technical controls ...