RE: Passwords on Linux systems(for all flavors)

From: Don Gray (don_gray_at_busdk12.com)
Date: 07/11/05

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    From: Glynn Clements [mailto:glynn@gclements.plus.com]
    Sent: Sun 7/10/2005 2:02 PM
    To: shyaam@gmail.com
    Cc: focus-linux@securityfocus.com
    Subject: Re: Passwords on Linux systems(for all flavors)

    shyaam@gmail.com wrote:

    > I would like to know the place where I can find the linux password
    > constraints for the various linux flavors. What I mean is the details
    > like number of key spaces or the key length, the types of charactors
    > that can be used, the restrictions and the number of times the
    > password can be tried if not infinite, etc. I am in need of these
    > details very urgently, so please do help me on this topic.

    It all depends on the administrators settings and thier understanding of PAM;
    there are some useful guides to securing basic services like the following:

    http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/security/security-handbook.xml?full=1

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