Enforcing Password Requirements Using Group Policy

In this lesson you learned how to enforce password requirements using group policy by following these 3 steps:

• Research best practices for password requirements
• Create/modify a group policy object
• Assign/link the group policy to the correct active directory containers

As the newest member of the InterStellar Communications team, and our network administrator, you will be asked to utilize group policy to enforce standards across the organization moving forward. InterStellar foresees the organization looking into standard desktop wallpapers, standard browser behavior, as well as other standard security practices. 

Use the links below to further expand on your knowledge of group policy:

• Group Policy for Beginners: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh147307(v=ws.10).aspx
• Group Policy Management Console: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753298(v=ws.11).aspx
• Understanding Group Policy Features: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb742376.aspx
• Group Policy Security Settings: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc960657.aspx