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
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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
Custom ADMX templates for the Specops Authentication Client with Specops Password Reset
One of the great things about Specops Software solutions is that they are designed to require as little installation effort as possible. This means that our customers can get a system up and running very quickly, usually zero impact... Read More
Regular Expressions for Passphrases
As a follow up to our Regular Expressions for password complexity blog post, we’ll look at some of the more interesting things you can do with regular expressions. These are typically (but not necessarily) used in organizations using passphrase... Read More
Regular Expressions for password complexity
Specops Password Policy contains a number of granular complexity, history, and dictionary requirements for passwords and utilizes basic C. However, we cannot always anticipate every customer’s unique password requirements. In order to give our customers the flexibility to set... Read More
Using Firefox Enterprise GPO’s to Enable Windows Integrated Authentication to Specops Websites
Mozilla recently launched Firefox 60, which now includes official support for configuration via Active Directory Group Policies. For customers using Specops uReset, Specops Authentication, or Specops Password Reset, this means you can now set up your Firefox users to... Read More
Windows error code 0x800708c5 when resetting a password using ADUC
We recently had a case where a customer saw the following unfriendly message during an administrator password reset against a user. The administrator performed the same reset from another DC in his environment (the same password against the same... Read More
Building a password dictionary: Overview and best practices
As long as users continue using common/predictable passwords, dictionary attacks will continue to work. Hackers are not the only ones who can take advantage of password predictability. The best protection against a dictionary attack is using a dictionary during... Read More