Administrator's Guide - Tools4Ever.com
Administrator's Guide - Tools4Ever.com
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PRODUCT LEAFLET<br />
TOOLS4EVER<br />
IDENTITY GOVERNANCE & ADMINISTRATION<br />
password <strong>com</strong>plexity manager (pcm)<br />
a password is the primary security safeguard for the network. the stronger the password,<br />
the better the security. the standard abilities that microsoft active directory offers to<br />
regulate the strength and <strong>com</strong>plexity of passwords are often insufficient. with password<br />
<strong>com</strong>plexity manager (pcm) from tools4ever, it is possible to enforce virtually any password<br />
<strong>com</strong>plexity rule.<br />
With the introduction of Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft added<br />
more options for regulating the <strong>com</strong>plexity of passwords. The most<br />
notable expansion was the ability to set password policies at the<br />
organizational unit (OU) level with the introduction of Fine Grained<br />
Password Policies.<br />
Fine Grained Password Policies can be difficult to configure because<br />
the <strong>com</strong>plexity rules are valid at various levels (domain, user,<br />
groups and OU). The rules might also be <strong>com</strong>plementary, or overwrite<br />
each other in accordance with specific priority. Among other<br />
things, Fine Grained Password Policies also lack the user-friendly<br />
notification for the end-user as to whether the newly chosen password<br />
fulfills the <strong>com</strong>plexity rules or not.<br />
pcm<br />
by tools4ever<br />
PCM by Tools4ever is a user-friendly and <strong>com</strong>plete alternative to<br />
the limitations inherent with Microsoft in setting and using password<br />
<strong>com</strong>plexity. PCM offers a variety of options to achieve a user-friendly,<br />
consistent and reliable configuration. These options are:<br />
1. The management interface of PCM has been well thought out<br />
and the <strong>com</strong>plexity rules can be set easily and conveniently by<br />
the administrator.<br />
2. PCM is the only solution to provide an advanced simulation<br />
mode with in which the configuration can be checked per user.<br />
3. When the end-user enters a new password, the rules the new<br />
password must <strong>com</strong>ply with are shown step by step (see illustration).<br />
when the end-user<br />
enters a new password,<br />
the rules the new<br />
password must <strong>com</strong>ply<br />
with are shown step<br />
by step<br />
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PRODUCT LEAFLET<br />
TOOLS4EVER<br />
IDENTITY GOVERNANCE & ADMINISTRATION<br />
pcm benefits:<br />
u User-friendly interface.<br />
u More options for defining the <strong>com</strong>plexity rules.<br />
u Native integration with Windows Active Directory.<br />
PCM uses the Microsoft filter technology which runs on every domain controller and which imposes<br />
the password <strong>com</strong>plexity rules. Optionally, a <strong>com</strong>ponent on the client side can ensure that the enduser<br />
sees immediately whether the new password fulfills the <strong>com</strong>plexity rules.<br />
windows 2008 (or later) versus tools4ever pcm<br />
password <strong>com</strong>plexity rules pre ms windows 2008 ms windows 2008 or later tools4ever pcm<br />
USER-FRIENDLY ERROR<br />
NOTIFICATION<br />
- - ✔<br />
Configurable at domain level ✔ ✔ ✔<br />
Configurable at users/group level - ✔ ✔<br />
CONFIGURABLE AT OU LEVEL - - ✔<br />
Remembers password history (old<br />
passwords cannot be re-used)<br />
✔ ✔ ✔<br />
Maximum validity of password ✔ ✔ ✔<br />
Minimum validity of password ✔ ✔ ✔<br />
Maximum length of password - - ✔<br />
Minimum length of password ✔ ✔ ✔<br />
Exclude words - - ✔<br />
Repeat characters - - ✔<br />
Require specific characters - - ✔<br />
Password similarity - - ✔<br />
Contain all or part of username - - ✔<br />
REGULAR EXPRESSION - - ✔<br />
Simple admin configuration interface - - ✔<br />
Password must fulfill <strong>com</strong>plexity rules ✔ ✔ ✔
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