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Additionally, if it is possible to define a password change interval it should be set to once a year. This way passwords don't become stale and in case of a password leak get rotated out. Shorter password change intervals could lead to friction for the employees resulting in a security fatigue.
## Server protection
## Additional protection
For direct server access ssh keys must be used instead of passwords. In addition, these ssh keys should be password protected according to the above mentioned format specifications. If possible second factor authentication should be enabled for direct server access. This second factor authentication should be bound to the owner of the ssh key (i.e. SMS authentication, app authentication, ...)