Re: Dumb Question Password Complexity AIX

Not that I know of.
However, you can write one if you need to.
pwdchecks = program_name

Mark Hunter
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-----Original Message-----
From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John F
Riordan
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 1:11 PM
To: aix-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Dumb Question Password Complexity AIX

Hello,

We have a security audit going on and I was asked about forcing an uppercase
character. I read off all the options I have to me, and did not realize there
was a way to force an uppercase. I told them that I am forcing a special
character and all the other things, but that did not
answer the question about an uppercase. I did a search and have not found
anything. Just asking all of you to make sure I am not crazy. Is there a way
to specifically force the use an uppercase character in the /etc/security/user
file?

I have included what default looks like as far as passwords are concerned in
/etc/secuirty user.

Thanks in advance.
John

pwdwarntime = 28
account_locked = false
loginretries = 0
histexpire = 15
histsize = 4
minage = 1
maxage = 13
maxexpired = -1
minalpha = 1
minother = 1
minlen = 7
mindiff = 3
maxrepeats = 3


John Riordan
MCS UNIX Engineering
GD, Bath Iron Works
Computer Sciences Corp.
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207.720.1786 -Cell


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