To learn how to update password policy for a specific domain or tenant, see Set-MsolPasswordPolicy.The phishing scam targets victims by claiming that their Zoom account has been suspended. Two settings are required the first is to indicate the length of time that a password remains valid before it must be changed and the second is to indicate the number of days before the password expiration date that will trigger when users will receive their first notification that their password will soon expire. The Set-MsolPasswordPolicy cmdlet updates the password policy of a specified domain or tenant. Check out Password policies and account restrictions in Azure Active Directory for more info. You can set more password policies and restrictions in Azure active directory. Password policies and account restrictions in Azure Active Directory
To learn how to synchronize user password hashes from on premises AD to Azure AD, see Implement password hash synchronization with Azure AD Connect sync. It doesn't apply to hybrid identity users who use password hash sync, pass-through authentication, or on-premises federation like ADFS. This article is for setting the expiration policy for cloud-only users (Azure AD). Synchronize user passwords hashes from an on-premises Active Directory to Azure AD (Microsoft 365) The password policy is applied to all user accounts that are created and managed directly in Azure AD.
In Azure AD, The last password can't be used again when the user changes a password. If you want to prevent your users from recycling old passwords, you can do so by enforcing password history in on-premises Active Directory (AD). Prevent last password from being used again There's no workaround for this at the admin level. This can be several days after the actual expiration date. People who only use the Outlook app won't be forced to reset their Microsoft 365 password until it expires in the cache. Important things you need to know about the password expiration feature Outlook with Modern Authentication does not support Password Expiry Notifications. Password expiration notifications are no longer supported in the Office 365 portal or any Office apps except Outlook when using Basic Authentication. In the second box type when users are notified that their password will expire, and then select Save. If you don't want users to have to change passwords, uncheck the box next to Set user passwords to expire after a number of days. If you aren't a global admin, you won't see the Security and privacy option. In the Microsoft 365 admin center, go to the Security & privacy tab. Set password expiration policyįollow the steps below if you want to set user passwords to expire after a specific amount of time. Ask your work or school technical support to do the steps in this article for you. If you're a user, you don't have the permissions to set your password to never expire. You must be a global admin to perform these steps. To learn more about password policy, check out Password policy recommendations. We recommend enabling multi-factor authentication. They drive users to choose weaker passwords, re-use passwords, or update old passwords in ways that are easily guessed by hackers. By default, passwords are set to never expire for your organization.Ĭurrent research strongly indicates that mandated password changes do more harm than good. What's an admin account?.Īs an admin, you can make user passwords expire after a certain number of days, or set passwords to never expire. To complete these steps, you need to sign in with your Microsoft 365 admin account. This article is for people who set password expiration policy for a business, school, or nonprofit.