Should you force user to rotate password?

Quick Tip

If you’ve spent any time in a corporate setting, you’re likely familiar with the dreaded
“Your password will expire in 7 days” prompt. For years, forced password rotations
—requiring users to change their passwords on a set schedule—were considered a gold standard for security.
However, modern research and guidelines paint a different picture, suggesting that
frequently forcing password changes can actually do more harm than good.

In this blog post, we’ll explore why the tide has turned on mandatory password rotations, what the
latest recommendations are, and how you can implement best practices to keep accounts and data safe.

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Reload Tuya Integration Every One Hour on Home Assistant

Home Assistant, Home Automation, Quick Tip

Are you having issues with Tuya integration on Home-Assistant? Well, unfortunately, some versions of HA cause it to stop receiving updates to sensors/devices (lights, air condition, etc.).

Most of the time, reloading the integration via the HA interface solves the problem, but what if it’s needed a few times a day?

Until it’s fixed, I recommend to you add a reload automation to this integration (or any other for that matter, that misbehaves as such).

 

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Create a sensor that sums up number of people in the house

Home Assistant, Home Automation

One of the most powerful abilities of Home Assistant is the ability to easily create automation based on the current location of our home users.

For instance, start the vacuum cleaner and 9:00 am, only if you’re not home.

This of course can be done with the built-in automation editor, but the condition for the scenario can be rather long, particularly if there is more than one person in the house.

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