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What? Can it be? A session on LAPS? Yes!! The Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) has been widely used by IT pros for nearly a decade to secure Windows devices, aid in device recovery, and s...
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Updated Dec 27, 2024
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AakashShah
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Oct 28, 2022
What does the password look like - is it just a stream of random characters, or does it also support Diceware/passphrases? When needing to login at the console of a computer where we need to manually type out the characters, typing in a random stream of characters is much more difficult than typing out a Diceware/passphrase password. Thanks.
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JaySimmons
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Oct 28, 2022
This new version of Windows LAPS inherits the same password generation algorithm that existed in the previous version. It uses a random series of characters, defaulting to containing lower-case letter, upper-case letters, numbers, and "special" characters. You can also control length of the password (default is 14 characters long).
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    AakashShah
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    Oct 28, 2022
    Thanks for confirming that Jay! Is there any planned support for Diceware style passwords so they are easier to type into the console when copy/paste can't be used (unfortunately it's in these manual scenarios we often need the local admin password). Thanks!
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      Oct 28, 2022
      Nothing planned yet or for sure, but I am hearing this feedback from multiple sides and will be taking a look at it.