Security News > 2021 > February > SpyCloud adds a password filter feature to Active Directory Guardian

SpyCloud announced it has added a new password filter feature to SpyCloud Active Directory Guardian.

SpyCloud Active Directory Guardian now automatically prevents employees from setting risky passwords using a password filter.

When an employee sets a new Active Directory password, the password filter automatically screens the choice for repeated or sequential characters, up to 30,000 entries in a custom dictionary, and billions of exposed passwords found in SpyCloud's industry-leading database of recovered breach data.

Using Active Directory Guardian's existing capabilities and the new password filter together, enterprises can enforce stronger passwords and reduce their risk of a data breach caused by weak or stolen credentials.

Because the password filter runs on the domain controller, the password filter is designed to "Fail open" to minimize any potential impact on business operations.

The password filter also reduces the time and resources required to align with NIST password guidelines, particularly the challenging guidance to check for and reset "Commonly-used, expected, or compromised" passwords.

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