Security Basics: Re: ??? Solaris password scheme ???

["Chris Berry" <compjma () hotmail com>]

> From: "Ansel, Kenny L. (Sytex Contractor)" 
> <kenny.ansel.sytex () arrtc-exch mccoy army mil>
> Does anyone know of a NATIVE way that will force users to create a
> password containing uppercase, lowercase, alpha, and numeric
> characters?
> The /etc/default/passwd does the MIN & MAX and length........
> If there aren't any NATIVE ways, can you all gimme some good 3rd party
> utilities or passwd replacements that you use to enforce a stronger
> passward construction??
I'm not a Solaris guy, but couldn't you just write a Perl program (with a Tk 
interface if your users like graphics) that would scan the password, make 
sure it follows the rules, and then does the password change?
Chris Berry
compjma () hotmail com
Systems Administrator
JM Associates

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