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Hi,

Thanks to Rob and everyone else that responded. And Rob, yes you are
correct, the issue is forcing a mix of upper and lower case, not just
accepting it. Reading the IBM documentation it seems to be that the
underlying validation engine (or whatever it's called) will treat passwords
as upper case only regardless of what you do with a validation program. In
any case, the need to change the system value so passowrds are no longer
stored in an encrypted format is something we contemplate with a shudder.

Our answer to the client is that even if possible, the risks far outweigh
the benefits.

Thanks

Adam Driver
Technical Consultant
Kaz Technology Services
Level 7
66 Wentworth Ave
Sydney NSW 2010
Australia
Phone: +61 2 9844 0386
Fax: +61 2 9844 0333

A division of Kaz Group Limited - visit our website at www.kaz.com.au



date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:12:39 -0500
from: rob@xxxxxxxxx
subject: Re: iSeries passwords

WRKSYSVAL QPWDVLDPGM
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r2/ic2924/info/rzakz/rzakzpassword11bridge.htm


- OR -

The password validation exit program
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r2/ic2924/info/apis/xsyvlphr.htm

Rob Berendt
--
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin




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Hi Everyone,

We have a customer that wants us to force a mixture of upper and lower
case
and special characters in user passwords. Has anyone ever heard of a way
of
doing this? Exit programs perhaps, or a utility anyone may have written?

Thanks

Adam Driver
Technical Consultant
Kaz Technology Services
Level 7
66 Wentworth Ave
Sydney NSW 2010
Australia
Phone: +61 2 9844 0386
Fax: +61 2 9844 0333

A division of Kaz Group Limited - visit our website at www.kaz.com.au



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