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  1. Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!darwin.sura.net!mlb.semi.harris.com!dave.mis.semi.harris.com!dbrillha
  3. From: dbrillha@dave.mis.semi.harris.com (Dave Brillhart)
  4. Subject: Re: Password Aging
  5. References:  <1992Aug26.163117.28008@iplmail.orl.mmc.com>
  6. Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 12:46:04 GMT
  7. Nntp-Posting-Host: dave.mis.semi.harris.com
  8. Reply-To: dbrillha@dave.mis.semi.harris.com (Dave Brillhart)
  9. Organization: Harris Semiconductor
  10. Sender: news@mlb.semi.harris.com
  11. Message-ID: <1992Sep2.124604.6904@mlb.semi.harris.com>
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  14. The PERL-based passwd replacement (described in the PERL book and
  15. available on the net) implements password aging by using a few bits
  16. in the seed characters that start out the encrypted password. 
  17.  
  18. We use the utility and it works great. Besides password aging, you
  19. get a terrific pro-active password checker - it will not allow
  20. "easy" passwords (defined by you using REs and dictionaries). It
  21. keeps you from having to run crack as often :-)
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  25.  Dave Brillhart                              Harris Semiconductor
  26.  dbrillha@dave.mis.semi.harris.com           Mail Stop 62A-024
  27.  Voice: (407) 729-5430                       P.O. Box 883
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