Setting password policy on Solaris 8/9

From: BoraBaysal (bora_baysal_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/11/05


Date: 11 Nov 2005 06:21:11 -0800

Hi,

We're looking at the possibilities to implement our "Authentication and
Password Policy" on Solaris systems. We have mainly Solaris 8 systems
much more than Solaris 9 systems.

My question is if it is possible to implement such policy stated below:

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Passwords that validate a candidate username's access to <ourCompany>
systems shall be at a minimum six characters in length for functional
users, 8 characters for administrators. Passwords shall include at
least two alphabetic, one numeric or special character (e.g., an
asterisk or a dash), and may contain at least one upper case and one
lower case character. Systems shall prohibit the use of simpler
passwords.
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I wonder if anyone has experience with this kind of implementation on
Solaris 8/9 systems. If yes, would you recommend local solution or
Identity Management usage?
Thanks in advance,
-Bora


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