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PasswordSecurity: Options

The Options page provides format options for returned data.

Password Security Data Collection Wizard Scan options page

The configurable scan options are:

  • Encrypt communications with Active Directory (SSL) – Enables communication to the domain controller over SSL

  • Analyze historical passwords – Scans historical passwords stored in Active Directory

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    Enabling the following option returns clear text passwords and stores them in the Access Analyzer database for the following exceptions: Clear Text Password, Potential Keytab Password, and Weak Password (when leveraging a plaintext password dictionary).

  • Return cleartext passwords when possible – Returns stored clear-text passwords to the Access Analyzer database