diff --git a/docs/security/passwords/passwords.md b/docs/security/passwords/passwords.md index 534651a0c4466f19f28b1c9e16e5fe97318c09da..990e9071ec43a37045ef0c0519b657ed9a94fd3d 100644 --- a/docs/security/passwords/passwords.md +++ b/docs/security/passwords/passwords.md @@ -1,5 +1,22 @@ # Passwords +## Password policies + +[What's new - NIST Password Guidelines September 2024](https://www.oneadvanced.com/news-and-opinion/whats-new---nist-password-guidelines-september-2024/): + +> Additionally, the complexity requirements have changed from +> requiring complexity to just focus on length. +> This is because of common practices like capitalising +> the first letter or adding a “1” or “!” to the end. + +[Password policy recommendations for Microsoft 365 passwords](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/misc/password-policy-recommendations?view=o365-worldwide#requiring-the-use-of-multiple-character-sets): + +> Forcing your users to choose a combination of upper, lower, digits, +> special characters has a negative effect. +> Some complexity requirements even prevent users from using secure and +> memorable passwords, and force them into coming up with less secure and +> less memorable passwords. + ## Generate passwords ### With basic shell utils