Server Security - Access Control

Password Management

Our Password Management Service reduces your Support Costs & increases your IT Security by enforcing Password Security & removing the Administrative Overhead of User Password Management.

In an ideal world passwords would be a minimum of 8 or more characters long, with variations in case, and including numerals and other characters.

Changes would be enforced on a monthly basis.

The Enforcer

The problem with enforcing this type of password policy is that the passwords can be very difficult for people to remember. 12 passwords a year, each substantially different from the last and no password repetition for at least 6 changes, makes finding passwords that mean something to the individual very difficult to find and to remember afterwards.

This is where our Password Reset Service comes in. While it does not make the passwords themselves any easier to remember, it reduces the overhead for administrators, by allowing the user to reset their own password as and when required.

How can it be secure?

How can it be secure if the user is allowed to reset their own password?

The software is configured to ask the user requesting a password change multiple predefined questions, like:

• "What is your wife's name?"
• "What colour is your car?"
• "What is your mother's maiden name?"

These are just a few examples, but the number of questions and even the questions themselves are completely customisable to suit the security requirements of even the strictest of companies.

Benefits

• Allows very complex passwords to be used for authentication
• Increases security of company data and information
• Removes the administrative overhead of password management and resets
• Assists users out of hours
• Allows users to get a reminder without Helpdesk involvement
• Appears as part of standard Windows Login Dialog Box
• Reduces Helpdesk calls associated with a complex password enforcement policy
• Reduces Password Administration and Support costs

Operating Systems Covered

• Windows Vista
• Windows 2003 (all 32-bit and x64 versions)
• Windows XP (all 32-bit and x64 versions)
• Windows 2000 (all 32-bit versions with service pack 3 or higher installed)
• Unix
• Linux
• Netware

Pricing

Our Password Management Service has a simple pricing structure. Price is on a per user basis and is suited to any user base from 10 users to 10,000 users.

More Information

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