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SY0-301 · Question #812
SY0-301 Question #812: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is B: Enforce a minimum password age policy.. A minimum password age policy forces users to keep a new password for a minimum number of days before changing it again, preventing rapid cycling through password history to return to a previous password.
Question
A system administrator has noticed that users change their password many times to cycle back to the original password when their passwords expire. Which of the following would BEST prevent this behavior?
Options
- AAssign users passwords based upon job role.
- BEnforce a minimum password age policy.
- CPrevent users from choosing their own passwords.
- DIncrease the password expiration time frame.
Explanation
A minimum password age policy forces users to keep a new password for a minimum number of days before changing it again, preventing rapid cycling through password history to return to a previous password.
Common mistakes.
- A. Assigning passwords based on job role does not prevent a user from changing their password back to a previous one once they gain the ability to change it.
- C. Preventing users from choosing their own passwords would require administrative overhead for every change and does not scale, and still does not inherently prevent cycling if users influence the process.
- D. Increasing the password expiration timeframe gives users more time between required changes but does not stop them from cycling through history immediately after a change is triggered.
Concept tested. Minimum password age to prevent password history cycling
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