Re: Password Dictionary -- MIDRANGE-L

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Everything is possible on the i ;)

In this case, assuming the auditor is talking about having passwords
validated against a dictionary to prevent simple plain word
passwords....

The i offers an exit point for which you can register a program to
validate new passwords...
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/topic/rzamv/rzamvqpwdvldpgm.htm

Either purchase or roll your own...

HTH,
Charles

On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 9:42 AM, Burns, Bryan <Bryan_Burns@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

An auditor stated we could improve information security by implementing
a password dictionary. Is this even possible on a system i?

Bryan Burns
ECHO, Inc.

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