What's New

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All Netwrix product announcements have moved to the new Netwrix Community. See announcements for Netwrix Password Policy Enforcer in the Password Policy Enforcer area of our new community.

The following information highlights the new and enhanced features introduced in this Netwrix Password Policy Enforcer version.

Password Policy Enforcer v10.2

NEW: Bulk Password Testing

Check a large number of passwords against a selected policy and a get a report of the accepted and rejected passwords.

NEW: HIPB Updater

Downloads the most recent Have I Been Pwnd (HIBP) hash list and incremental updates directly from Netwrix Labs . Offers options to apply scheduling and triggers. This feature replaces the Pwnd Passwords Downloader (PPD) and the HIBP Prep Tool to simplify updating the HIBP hash list.

See the HIBP Updater topic for additional information.

NEW: Password Quality Feedback

End users get real-time feedback when typing a new password on the Windows Change Password screen, indicating whether the new password meets the applied policies.

Enhancement: Updated Password Checker User Interface

Added a three-tab user layout for better separation of settings and improved usability. Password Checker can now be accessed from the PPS Properties page.

Enhancement: Event Logging in Password Checker

Password Checker now has an option to log an event when it finds a compromised password.

Enhancement: Force Password Expiration in Password Checker

Password Checker now has an option to force password expiration for accounts where compromised passwords are found.

Enhancement: License Usage Count

The License tab on PPS Properties page now displays the number of connected active AD accounts and the number of AD accounts where policies are applied.

Enhancement: Security Update

Added option to utilize RPC Kerberos Sign/Seal protocol for client-server communication.

Enhancement: Rule Name Properties

Added the names of the rules to their properties’ windows for better identification.