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The help desk is receiving numerous password change alerts from users in the accounting department. These alerts occur multiple times on the same day for each of the affected users' accounts. Which…

The correct answer is D. Password Minimum age. Users receiving multiple password change alerts daily indicates they are changing passwords too frequently; implementing a password minimum age policy will prevent this rapid succession of changes.

Submitted by yuriko_h· Mar 4, 2026General security concepts

Question

The help desk is receiving numerous password change alerts from users in the accounting department. These alerts occur multiple times on the same day for each of the affected users' accounts. Which of the following controls should be implemented to curtail this activity?

Options

  • APassword Reuse
  • BPassword complexity
  • CPassword History
  • DPassword Minimum age

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    7% (2)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    14% (4)
  • D
    75% (21)

Why each option

Users receiving multiple password change alerts daily indicates they are changing passwords too frequently; implementing a password minimum age policy will prevent this rapid succession of changes.

APassword Reuse

Password Reuse policies prevent users from reusing a specified number of previously used passwords, which does not address the frequency of changes.

BPassword complexity

Password complexity policies enforce requirements like minimum length and character types for new passwords, but do not restrict how often a user can change their password.

CPassword History

Password History works in conjunction with password reuse to remember past passwords, ensuring users do not cycle through a small set of previous passwords, but it does not prevent frequent changes.

DPassword Minimum ageCorrect

Password Minimum Age is a security policy that prevents users from changing their password again within a specified period after their last change. By configuring this control, users cannot change their password multiple times on the same day, directly curtailing the activity of numerous password change alerts.

Concept tested: Password policy enforcement: Minimum password age

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/minimum-password-age

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#password policy#password minimum age#account management#IAM

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