Local User Password Information

By: Thomas Trenz | Date: September 27, 2021 | Comment: 0 | Category: Development News

Dear JDisc Users,

we have extended our Security Add-On to collect information about local users and their password information. The issue with local users is that they are difficult to control. For users who are part of a Windows domain, it is pretty simple to configure policies to change the password on a regular basis. But for local users, this is more difficult and developers and admins often forget to change their passwords.

Therefore, we are collecting information about the password age, whether a password expires or not, the expiration date, and some other settings for local users on Windows, MAC OS X, and Linux.

Below, you find a typical demo machine where the password age is more than 2000 days :-). And the selected account is configured to expire in December 2021.

PasswordAgeSample Local User Password Information

We hope that this feature is useful for your IT operations…

Did you know that we are also using Slack channels to communicate with our users? For instance, we have a channel to provide feedback and ask questions about the new WEB UI.

Best regards,
Thomas

About The Author

Thomas Trenz

Thomas Trenz is one of the founders and CEO of JDisc GmbH, the company behind JDisc Discovery, an enterprise-class agentless network discovery and IT asset management solution used by organizations around the world.

With more than 25 years of experience in network discovery, IT asset management, and enterprise infrastructure, Thomas has dedicated his career to helping organizations gain complete visibility into increasingly complex IT environments. Since founding JDisc in 2009, he has led the development of a platform that combines deep technical capabilities with a strong focus on usability, accuracy, and customer success.

Thomas regularly writes about network discovery, IT inventory, CMDB, cybersecurity, software asset management, cloud migration, and emerging trends in enterprise IT. His articles focus on practical solutions that help IT teams improve visibility, strengthen security, and make better infrastructure decisions.

When he's not working on the next JDisc Discovery release, Thomas enjoys exploring new technologies and discussing the future of enterprise IT with customers and partners worldwide.

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