Enforcing More Secure Passwords in NetWare
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Jul 2002
Q.
Is there any way to enforce more secure passwords in a Netware environment? The only options which seem to be available are setting the minimum password length and preventing old passwords from being reused. We did some password cracking on our Novell accounts and found that many users were using their account name for a password, with others using standard English words and other easily-cracked variations.
Is there anything that we can do to force users to select better passwords?
Scary Security Issues in Sacramento
A.
Dear Scary: Novell Modular Authentication Services (NMAS) Enhanced Password method enables you to enforce password policy on eDirectory and NetWare passwords. For more information, see http://www.novell.com/products/nmas/details.html#features.
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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