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Your Pa$$word doesn't matter

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Alex Weinert
Former Employee
Jul 09, 2019
Editor’s Note: For up-to-date resources on passwords and modern, phishing-resistant authentication methods, please visit the following:  Authentication methods and features - Microsoft Entra ID |...
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DMoenks
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Oct 01, 2024

Some password spray attacks could maybe be avoided or at least mitigated, if Microsoft authentication services would behave differently in some regards: https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/b9db794b-b825-ec11-b6e6-000d3a4f0789