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- From: wllarso@sandia.gov (William L Larson)
- Subject: npasswd/passwd+ Configuration Question
- Message-ID: <1992Nov6.205426.2145@cs.sandia.gov>
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- Organization: Sandia National Laboratories
- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 20:54:26 GMT
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- In the npasswd/passwd+ configuration files, it is possible to compare a
- password to be confirmed with the output of a program (ie., checking for
- inclusion in a dictionary). Is it possible to perform some editing of
- the password under test prior to comparing it to the output of a
- program?
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- My particular question is about checking for passwords of the form:
-
- [DIGITS] WORD [DIGITS]
-
- I would like to disallow any password which is composed of a dictionary
- word preceeded by (or followed by) digits.
-