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In previous versions of AMS, you could randomize passwords using server-side tasks; these tasks still work, but they can be run on server schedule by using Quick Run or the Run Now feature. Additionally, policies can be applied to clients to be run on a client-side schedule. The settings for policies are the same settings that you would find under tasks, but with an additional "scheduling" feature.

Randomizing Passwords

It is a common practice that large enterprises define a single, static password for use across thousands of computers. Given the ease by which even extremely complex passwords can be compromised, the disclosure of passwords can jeopardize the security of an entire enterprise. Randomizing and cycling passwords is an easy and secure way that large public and private enterprises can ensure that security breaches do not occur. Randomizing passwords includes:

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