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Specops Password Policy

Banish over 4 billion compromised passwords.

Simplify the management of fine-grained password policies in Active Directory. Continuously block over 4 billion unique compromised passwords, easily enforce compliance, and lower your support burden by giving end users a better security experience.

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Secure your Active Directory passwords 

Verizon’s Data Breach Investigation Report found stolen credentials are involved in 44.7% of breaches. Specops Password Policy lets you greatly reduce your organization’s attack surface through a simple interface that easily integrates with Active Directory. Admins can block end users from creating weak passwords and continuously scan for passwords that have become compromised through data breaches or password reuse. 

Continuously block over 4 billion breached passwords

  • Breached Password Protection feature blocks and removes over 4 billion unique compromised passwords
  • Continuous scan feature finds breached passwords daily, instead of only at password change or reset
  • Includes passwords from real-time attack monitoring system that monitors live brute force attacks, plus malware-stolen data from our human-led Threat Intelligence team

Better user experience for fewer service desk tickets

  • Dynamic feedback reacts to user input, guiding them to create strong passwords they can actually remember  
  • Customizable SMS and/or email notifications to alert users if their password has been compromised 
  • Easy-to-understand, simple user experience avoids password frustration and fatigue, meaning fewer calls and emails to the support desk

Quickly create and enforce compliant password policies

  • Readymade compliance templates and reporting tool ensure you match standards  
  • Comply with cybersecurity regulations (e.g. NIST, CJIS, NCSC, ANSSI,) and privacy regulations (e.g. CNIL, HITRUST, PCI)

Specops Password Policy in action 

The Active Directory password is the weakest link in a Windows network. Specops Password Policy with Breached Password Protection makes it easy for organizations to enforce password policies that keep Active Directory password strong, uncompromised and compliant.

Try Specops Password Policy for free

Weak password security can create thousands of potential attack routes into your organization. See how Specops Password Policy can fit with your organization and reduce your attack surface with one simple Active Directory integration.