Re: Anomaly or Working as Designed

[eric.delong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

     Yeah, it's a "Feature"!  I think that one's been around since the 
     dawn of AS400. I learned this one from MC or one of the other 
     magazines, way back when.  Look at Security Reference 4.3.1 and 
     4.3.2.
     
     Eric DeLong


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Subject: Anomaly or Working as Designed 
Author:  <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > at INET_WACO
Date:    9/14/98 8:30 AM


I'm sure everybody have seen this before:
You put in a number in front of your user profile e.g. 3XCORP
and this message pops up ---- CPF1120 - User Q3XCORP does not exist
I'm ok with this so far,  I got a couple of minutes on my hands and decide 
to explore.
     
I create a user profile Q3XCORP with password of Q3XCORP.  Ok but I hate 
putting a "Q" in front of a
users profile.  Next I go to my signon screen and for the user-id I put 
3XCORP and the password is 3XCORP.
Expected  Results????  I get signed on.  OK now I'm really confused, but 
wait it gets better.
Next I try Q3XCORP and pswd of 3XCORP.  That works too, as does 3XCORP and 
Q3XCORP
     
Is this working as designed?  I have tried this on v3r2, v3r7 thru v4r2.  I 
know it has something to do with
the number first, but in this age of security awareness I think this is not 
good.
     
Questions/comments???
     
Bryan Dietz
3X Corp.
Columbus OH
     
     
     
     
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