pwd_strengthd(1m)pwd_strengthd(1m)NAMEpwd_strengthd - The sample Password Management Server
SYNOPSISpwd_strengthd [+/-all[_spaces]] [+/-alp[ha_num]]
[-c[ache_size]] size [-d[ebug]]
[-m[in_len]] pwd_min_len [-t[imeout]] minutes
[-v[erbose]]
OPTIONS
Allow passwords to be all spaces. If this option is not set, the effec‐
tive registry policy is used. Disallow passwords to be all spaces. If
this option is not set, the effective registry policy is used. Allow
passwords to consist only of alphanumeric characters. If this option is
not set, the effective registry policy is used. Disallow passwords to
consist only of alphanumeric characters. If this option is not set, the
effective registry policy is used. Specify the number of hash buckets
in the password cache. The password cache is used to store generated
passwords which are retrieved when the password is strength checked.
The password cache is a hash table with a linked list for collisions.
The size should be set to a reasonable value based on how large the
cache will be on average. The default value if not specified is 100.
Run in the foreground. Log messages are written to standard output.
Specify the minimum length of a password. If this option is not set,
the effective registry policy is used. Specify the time, in minutes,
that generated passwords remain in the cache before they are deleted
from memory. If this option is not specified, the default time is 30
minutes. Runs in verbose mode. More detailed messages are sent to the
logfile $DCELOCAL/var/security/pwd_strengthd.log. (Use of this option
is recommended.)
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
pwd_strengthd is a sample Password Management Server. It exports the
rsec_pwd_mgmt application programming interface.
pwd_strengthd generates passwords and strength-checks them. It enforces
the security registry policy for password strength-checking. Adminis‐
trators can override the security registry policy via the command-line
options (alpha_num, all_spaces, min_len.)
Administrators can subject principals to password-strength and -genera‐
tion policies by attaching the following ERAs: Specifies the password
management policy the user must conform to when selecting passwords.
Specifies information required in order to connect to the password man‐
agement server.
See the OSF DCE Administrator's Guide -- Core Services for more infor‐
mation and examples. You may want to enhance pwd_strengthd to support
your site's policies for password strength and generation.
pwd_strengthd(1m)