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Re: remove password length restrictions

From: Bill Shannon <bill.shannon_at_sun.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:20:42 -0700

That can be a feature for a future release... :-)

Lloyd Chambers wrote on 09/21/09 10:40:
> Ideally, entry of a password would give it a quality/security score as
> feedback. Many users don't know what a good password is.
>
> Lloyd
>
> On Sep 16, 2009, at 3:40 PM, Bill Shannon wrote:
>
>> This issue came up in our discussions of the issues related to removing
>> the anonymous user...
>>
>> I need to change the requirements on password length. Currently
>> passwords
>> are required to be at least 8 characters. Obviously the new default
>> password "" violates that requirement so at the very least I need to
>> allow empty passwords or 8+ character passwords.
>>
>> Ideally, if there were constraints on the password, they would be
>> based on
>> some pluggable policy, perhaps associated with the realm implementation,
>> and enforced on the server (not the client as they are today). I think
>> that's work for a future release...
>>
>> Several people have been supportive of removing all restrictions on
>> password
>> length. Unless I hear strong complaints otherwise, that's what I plan
>> to do.
>>
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> Lloyd Chambers
> lloyd.chambers_at_sun.com
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