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NOTE Every secure organization sets up various security policies and

procedures to ensure that security is maintained. Windows has various

mechanisms to implement such things as requiring a strong password, for

example. Chapter 27, “Securing Computers,” goes into detail about setting up

Local Policies and Group Policy.

If your organization forces you to change passwords often, one way to

remember the password is to use a numbering system. I worked at a company

that required me to change my password at the beginning of each month, so I

did something very simple. I took a root password—let’s say it was

“m3y3rs5”—and simply added a number to the end representing the current

month. So, when June rolled around, for example, I would change my

password to “m3y3rs56.” It worked pretty well.

CAUTION Blank passwords or passwords that are easily visible on a

sticky note provide no security. Always insist on non-blank passwords, and

do not let anyone leave a password sitting out in the open.

Windows requires you to create a password hint or password questions for

your local accounts. In Windows 10 this clue appears after your first logon

attempt fails under the reset password option (see Figure 13-2).

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