One of the primary challenges with implementing a new password policy in Active Directory is ensuring users have changed their passwords to be compliant with that new policy. As we cannot view users’ current passwords in plain text to... Read More
Technical
How to enforce password history in Active Directory
The “Enforce password history” setting in Active Directory is used to determine the number of unique passwords a user must use before they can use an old password again. This is an important setting because password reuse is a... Read More
Specops Authentication enrollment data in Active Directory
The Specops Authentication cloud platform is unique in that user data is stored in the customer’s on-prem Active Directory database. Usernames, passwords, and enrollment data/proofs for the various Identity Services provided by Specops Authentication are stored in the customer’s... Read More
Specops Authentication Client and Duo Authentication for Windows Login
The Specops Authentication Client provides enhancements to the Windows logon experience by wrapping the built-in Windows credential provider (GINA). This includes allowing users to reset their passwords from the login screen, as well as enhancing the feedback users receive... Read More
Fix: A required device isn’t connected or can’t be accessed
We have had a few support calls where customers using Specops Deploy OS are running into trouble while PXE booting computers for installation. The error message is as follows and it appears shortly after Windows PE starts to load.... Read More
Sync passwords between Active Directory domains
There are many reasons why you might want to sync a password between two Active Directory (AD) domains. We commonly see requests from customers who are looking at migrating their users from one domain to another. This could be... Read More
Les bonnes pratiques pour votre politique de mots de passe
Je pense que nous pouvons tous convenir que les règles à mettre en place sont l’un des aspects les plus ennuyeux d’un programme de sécurité. Elles provoquent souvent un faux sentiment de sécurité et tendent à faciliter la complaisance. L’hypothèse... Read More
Troubleshooting user account permissions – AdminSDHolder
Specops Password Reset, Specops Password Sync, uReset, and Specops Authentication all use low privilege service accounts in Active Directory. When you add an OU or OUs to your management scope, we delegate extremely granular permissions for our service account... Read More
Windows 10 As a Service Imaging (WaaS) with Specops Deploy
Windows 10 Operating Systems have changed and so have the strategic options available to deploy and maintain the operating system in the Enterprise. Imaging has traditionally been used to apply an operating system with a consistent look and feel.... Read More
Copying data from one attribute to another attribute in Active Directory
We often have customers that want to allow their users to use their mobile device as an identity service for our self-service solutions. By default, we use the ‘mobile’ attribute in AD as it automatically enrolls a user into... Read More