Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 19:38:45 +0100 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> To: Mark Cohen <logos@csf.edu> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Password Policy beyond mixed case Message-ID: <20000705193845.N13714@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.20000705122423.00bd6ca0@javalina.csf.edu> References: <4.3.2.20000705122423.00bd6ca0@javalina.csf.edu>
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--GOzekVbrLdOLv44p Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mark Cohen wrote: > I already sent this query to freebsd-questions and received no response. = I=20 > am hoping someone on this list may help. >=20 > Is there a setting for login.conf or elsewhere to demand a password polic= y=20 > stronger than mixed case, such as non-alphanumeric? If not, can you=20 > suggest good ways/programs to enforce such password policies. You might look at npasswd. I've never used it myself, but I've seen it suggested before... http://www.utexas.edu/cc/unix/software/npasswd/ --=20 Ben Smithurst / ben@scientia.demon.co.uk / PGP: 0x99392F7D --GOzekVbrLdOLv44p Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 5.0i for non-commercial use MessageID: 1QhQ7jIg2X0ERo6FFvdQXDVn7Hna+31z iQCVAwUBOWOAtCsPVtiZOS99AQENVAP/bi3dmCZ3zEAnzt8qf1jwA8bbJZFm1NgK w/3Q4NQCvP3R0vikX0UWI7kdwzTtV2SlCF6T2x01WYlinAC5qVLE2JOaEoyK5YoQ ZCwHn4nBZbqp07MbcUNQO1uNi4t5V0xyOR7yA7pa7o/YU+oOn+kiU7bnV7k1TfPo as2S1dcpKEY= =6KWO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --GOzekVbrLdOLv44p-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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