A system administrator wants to configure a setting that will make offline password cracking more challenging.
Currently the password policy allows upper and lower case characters a minimum length of 5 and a lockout
after 10 invalid attempts. Which of the following has the GREATEST impact on the time it takes to crack the
passwords?
A.
Increase the minimum password length to 8 while keeping the same character set
B.
Implement an additional password history and reuse policy
C.
Allow numbers and special characters in the password while keeping the minimum length at 5
D.
Implement an account lockout policy after three unsuccessful logon attempts