Protecting Windows XP System Account Security 3 Coups

Protecting your account is not an easy task. Some users who set the account password too short, do not change the password for a long time, etc. are all affecting account security. Important killer, but now we are technically limited to these general users, that is to use the magical tools of Group Policy. Open the Start menu Run dialog box, enter & ldquo; Gpedit.msc & rdquo; open the Group Policy Editor, navigate to the & ldquo; Local Computer Policy & rdquo; & mdash; & mdash; & ldquo; Computer Configuration & rdquo; & mdash; & mdash; & ldquo; Windows settings & rdquo; & mdash; & mdash; & ldquo; security settings & rdquo; & mdash; & mdash; & ldquo; account policies & rdquo; & mdash; & mdash; & ldquo; password policy & rdquo ;, you will find on the right side there are six setting items on passwords. First double-click "The password must meet the complexity requirements", set it to "already enabled", the password set by the user after the item is enabled can not be simple 111, 123, abc and the like. Then double-click "Last password length", and set its value to 6 or above, which means that the password must be set to 6 characters in the shortest time; another important setting is "The password has the shortest retention period." ”, for example, we set it to 15 days, so when it reaches 15 days, the system will automatically remind us to change the password, which will help the password. To the account double encryption believe many of my friends have set up a complex password for your account, but still worried about the password is always someone special. In fact, a friend who is worried about this can set double encryption for the account. Click & ldquo; start & rdquo; button to open the menu that appears, & ldquo; run & rdquo; dialog box, enter & ldquo; syskey & rdquo; press Enter to open the & ldquo; to ensure the safety & rdquo WindowsXP accounts database; window, this operation is not reversible, Once the encryption is enabled not be disabled, where if we directly select & ldquo; to enable encryption & rdquo; key and click on the & ldquo; OK & rdquo; button so that the program has been on account completed the double encrypted, but the encryption process for users It is transparent. If you want to experience this double encryption function further, you can click the “Update” button to open the “Startup Password” window, where there is a total of “Startup Password” and “System Generated Password” & rdquo; Two options, if you choose “start password” you need to set a password yourself, so you must enter this password before you can log in to Windows XP before you can log in to the account; in the "system generated password" option has two Options, if you select "Save boot passwords on this machine", then the program only completes the encryption process in the background, you do not need to enter any password when logging in, because the password is saved inside the computer, if you have security requirements If the security is relatively high, you can select the option to “save the startup password on the floppy disk”, so click on the “OK” button to prompt you to put a floppy disk in the floppy drive. After the creation is completed, a StartKey.Key file will be generated on the floppy disk. After each boot, the floppy disk must be placed in order to log in. The system has a key disk that can be carried with you. Special note: If you choose to save the startup password on the floppy disk, it is recommended that you re-create a spare disk, and also need to verify the files on the floppy disk when switching from this encryption mode to other modes. Forgetting the password is not afraid. Everything is relative. Set a complicated password for the account. If the password is forgotten any day, then you can't stop others but block yourself in the “door”. In fact, as long as we build a password reset disk for our own account, we can do everything. Go to the Control Panel and double-click the “User Account” item. In the window that opens, click the account name for which you want to create a password reset disk. Go to the interface shown and click on the left side “related tasks” ; Block a forgotten password & rdquo;, this will "forgot password guide", welcome window, click directly "Next" & rdquo; prompt us to insert a blank formatted floppy disk in the floppy drive, continue to click "under" One step & rdquo; wizard will ask us to enter the current account password input and click & ldquo; next & rdquo; start to create a password reset disk. If the password is entered incorrectly during login, the system will automatically prompt whether to reset the password. If you confirm, you need to insert a floppy disk at the prompt of the wizard and set a new password. How about, through the three techniques described above, your account should be insured, whether it is to guard against others or worry that you forget complex passwords can be all right.