Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:41:05 -0600 From: "Harold Pulcher - Killer Computing" <pulcher@killercomputing.com> To: "Gene Harris" <zeus@tetronsoftware.com>, "Kuzak" <kuzak@kuzak.net> Cc: <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Password Length Message-ID: <005e01bf851e$85a8ab80$30b5e9c7@killercomputing.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10003030709300.18290-100000@tetron02.tetronsoftware.com>
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there are a number of replacements for the 'passwd' command out there that will 'make' your users use a reasonably secure password. Check out http://www.utexas.edu/cc/unix/software/npasswd/ Harold ----- Original Message ----- From: Gene Harris <zeus@tetronsoftware.com> To: Kuzak <kuzak@kuzak.net> Cc: <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 7:11 AM Subject: Re: Password Length > On Fri, 3 Mar 2000, Kuzak wrote: > > > Well don't forget that a password of length 8 that > > is case sensitive and allows for special characters > > offers something like ~73! permutations which is > > damn near close to number of atoms estimated to > > be in the universe.. It should be more than adiquate > > to simply require your users to not use all one case > > or just alphanumeric passwords.. just make them > > include at least one special character.. > > -Aric > > ( My One Cent ) > > > > And, just how do I _make_ them include one special character? I am just now > learning about login in classes and I haven't seen anything about enforcing a > policy for password complexity? Is there some sort of system setting? > > Gene > > [remainder snipped] > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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