Re: Minimum password length -- MIDRANGE-L

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Subject: Re: Minimum password length
From: "Leif Svalgaard" <leif@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 08:21:49 -0600
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From: <ouuch@t-online.de>
> well, our corporate IT headquarters have given out the directive 
> that the minimum password length should be set to 8 characters...

unless you use the new system value setting that allows 
passwords up to 128 in length, there is no gain in strength
using passwords longer than 7.


> 
> Will this affect any existing passwords?

no

> Does anybody know if its possible to crack an OS/400 password

yes, that can be easily done.

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