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Password Max Age =?Utf-8?B?bUM=?= 05-23-2008
Posted by =?Utf-8?B?bUM=?= on May 23, 2008, 11:32 am
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Anyone know why the previous recommendation was 42 days and not a round number?

And now we have "default" 42 days and "recommended" 90 days...why did that
change from 42 to 90 days?

Thanks

Posted by Shenan Stanley on May 23, 2008, 1:19 pm
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mC wrote:
> Anyone know why the previous recommendation was 42 days and not a
> round number?
>
> And now we have "default" 42 days and "recommended" 90 days...why
> did that change from 42 to 90 days?

42 days is a logical number... in weeks (6).

However - I like to think 42 was original chosen because it is the ultimate
answer to life, the universe and everything... It's a much happier thought.

You should not consider the default or recommendations beyond what they are
(just numbers) and consider what makes sense for your environment. 6 weeks?
6 months? 3 months? A year?

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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