Security News > 2016 > May > Microsoft bans common passwords (Help Net Security)
2016-05-26 13:15
If you’re using the Microsoft Account service to sign into the various services offered by the company, and you tried to set up a too commonly used password, you have already witnessed Microsoft’s dynamical banning of common passwords in action. Now, that same approach is in the private preview phase for Azure Active Directory users and, over the next few months, all of the 10m+ Azure AD tenants will benefit from it. Which are the … More →
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