Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 07:11:40 -0600 (CST) From: Gene Harris <zeus@tetronsoftware.com> To: Kuzak <kuzak@kuzak.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Password Length Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10003030709300.18290-100000@tetron02.tetronsoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <200003030819.e238Jjp32583@alpha.dgweb.com>
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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
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