[102096] in RedHat Linux List
Re: How to do simple passwords
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Anthony E. Greene)
Tue Dec 1 11:28:37 1998
Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 17:21:45 +0100
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From: "Anthony E. Greene" <agreene@pobox.com>
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At 09:22 1998-12-01 -0500, Steven Taetzsch wrote:
>How can I change the rules for passwords? I am running 5.1 on a home
>pc that is usually not connected to the outside world. When someone
>(like my kids) tries to change their password, it is rejected because
>it's like a dictionary word. They get very frustrated, and I don't
>care if it's like a dictionary word.
There may be a way to work around the cracklib validation rules, but there
are also ways to have an easy to remember password, for instance spelling a
word backwards with punctuation in the middle (i.e. "eld;dim"). Using the
first letter of each word in a memorable phrase is another way.
Tony
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