How can Group Policy be used to enforce security policies such as password complexity rules?

[ProfRon]

You know how Group Policy acts like that one friend who sets the house rules for everyone. I tweak it to force passwords into being tough nuts to crack. You go into the policy editor on your domain controller. Set the minimum length to something beefy, like eight characters. Mix in uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols. That way, no one sneaks in with "password123." I always push for complexity to keep hackers guessing.

Expiration rules work the same vibe. You tell Group Policy how often passwords must change. Say, every ninety days. It nags users when time's up. Forces a refresh so old passwords don't linger like bad habits. I set mine to lock accounts after a few failed tries too. Keeps things tight without much fuss.

Group Policy pushes these rules across all machines in your network. You apply it to users or computers as needed. I test it on a small group first. Makes sure it doesn't trip up daily work. Once it's smooth, roll it out wide. You end up with a setup that hums along securely.

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