Is 10 character (letters and numbers mixed) password strong enough for Internet Servers? [closed]

Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it can be answered with facts and citations by editing this post. Closed 7 years ago. Improve this question Assuming ssh brute force attacks. Assuming the following IPTABLES configuration: DROP tcp — anywhere anywhere tcp … Read more

establish passwordless login without asking the user [duplicate]

This question already has answers here: How to automate SSH login with password? (10 answers) Closed 8 years ago. On Linux when using dsa keys I establish passwordless login with the command ssh-copy-id -i .ssh/id_dsa.pub user@target.host This prompts the user for user’s password on target.host. My script knows the password and the user shall not … Read more

Client passwords manager [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Server Fault. Closed 9 years ago. Improve this question I’ve been looking around for a good password/domains manager. Something to keep track of my clients passwords, domains, DNS, database access, etc. Web … Read more

How do you stop a hacker from changing passwords in your DB directly, if they’re already in a position to steal the DB? [closed]

Closed. This question needs to be more focused. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it focuses on one problem only by editing this post. Closed 4 years ago. Improve this question I’ve been researching the methods of securely storing user passwords in a database (by only … Read more

IT for a small organization: mailing lists, file server, hosting [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Server Fault. Closed 6 years ago. Improve this question I’ve been asked to help manage my church’s information systems. We’re small (~3 staff, ~150 parishioners), which puts us below the needs of … Read more

How do I change a third party service password without stopping my service that depends on that service?

Here’s my scenario: I have a service that has to run 24/7 and depends on a third party service that has a password. I need to have that password changed. If I blindly change the password my service no longer works because it will continue using the old password until reconfigured. No matter how fast … Read more

Do “Old Passwords” have an expiration?

There are some systems that keep track of “old passwords” for increased security, like Databases, Domain Controllers, personal pages (Like Facebook) etc. Do these “old passwords” have an expiration? Eg. After (x) months/after (x) many new passwords, I can use an old password to replace my new one? Answer Only if the administrator puts something … Read more

Active Directory password policy for Business Days?

I don’t think there’s any way to do this after looking through Microsoft’s password policy documentation, but on the off-chance that someone was particularly clever: Is it possible to create a policy so that only business days count towards password expiration? The idea being that a password that expired on Saturday would not necessitate a … Read more

How to configure password synchronization between two Active Directory Domains with Microsoft Identity Manager PCNS?

I have two domains with a two-ways trust relationship (selective authentication). Microsoft Identity Manager is installed, configured and “Password Change Notification Service” is configured and properly delivers password changes with RPC requests to the target FIMSyncronization Service (Kerberos authentication also working properly). Two AD management agents are configured in MIM: One for the “source” domain … Read more

Password Synchronization between two forests or in one forest; using replication or using MIM to synchronize?

So we have got a domain (e.g. contoso.local) which is replicated over 4 DCs. All DCs are in the same Subnet. All users reside in the same OU in this one domain. All Workstations are in their own OU as well. Now we got a small (5 people) office, which is not connected with a … Read more