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@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ The **Maximum password age** policy setting determines the period of time (in da
Set **Maximum password age** to a value between 30 and 90 days, depending on your environment. This way, an attacker has a limited amount of time in which to compromise a user's password and have access to your network resources. Set **Maximum password age** to a value between 30 and 90 days, depending on your environment. This way, an attacker has a limited amount of time in which to compromise a user's password and have access to your network resources.
> [!NOTE]
> Security baseline recommended by Microsoft doesn't contain the password-expiration policy, as this mitigation is less effective than modern ones. However, companies that didn't implement Azure AD Password Protection, multifactor authentication or other modern mitigations of password-guessing attacks, should leave this policy effective.
### Location ### Location
**Computer Configuration\\Windows Settings\\Security Settings\\Account Policies\\Password Policy** **Computer Configuration\\Windows Settings\\Security Settings\\Account Policies\\Password Policy**