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FC0-U61 · Question #44

The IT department has established a new password policy for employees. Specifically, the policy reads: - Passwords must not contain common dictionary words - Passwords must contain at least one specia

The correct answer is B. Password complexity D. Passwords history. Password complexity and password history are two practices that are being employed by the IT department to establish a new password policy for employees. Password complexity is the requirement that passwords must contain a combination of different types of characters, such as let

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The IT department has established a new password policy for employees. Specifically, the policy reads:

  • Passwords must not contain common dictionary words
  • Passwords must contain at least one special character.
  • Passwords must be different from the las six passwords used.
  • Passwords must use at least one capital letter or number.

Which of the following practices are being employed? (Choose two.)

Options

  • APassword lockout
  • BPassword complexity
  • CPassword expiration
  • DPasswords history
  • EPassword length
  • FPassword age

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    82% (31)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • E
    11% (4)

Explanation

Password complexity and password history are two practices that are being employed by the IT department to establish a new password policy for employees. Password complexity is the requirement that passwords must contain a combination of different types of characters, such as letters, numbers, and symbols. Password complexity makes passwords harder to guess or crack by attackers. Password history is the record of the previous passwords used by a user. Password history prevents users from reusing the same passwords over and over again, which reduces the risk of compromise.

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