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From: skilbane@zaphod.axion.bt.co.uk (Steven Kilbane)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Password checking program
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Date: 7 Aug 89 09:05:02 GMT
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From article <1210@syma.sussex.ac.uk>, by andy@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Andy Clews):
> From article <60964@linus.UUCP>, by ccel@community-chest.uucp (CCEL):
>> I'm still getting requests for that silly password checking program
>> [....]
>>   if (done==ENDOFFILE)
>>     puts("Sorry ... password not found in dict.\n");
> 
> I hope people have the good sense to use a non-dictionary password now that
> programs like this are floating around the net.

Back at "home", /etc/passwd has the following rules for new passwords:
	1) At least 6 characters (5 if you use numbers as well as letters)
	2) No words which are in the dictionary (quite rapid check, too!).
It enforces these rules for the first two attempts, but doesn't bother on the
third. So you can use a stupid password if you want to :-).

("Home", incidentally, is University of York CS dept. Aha - that explains it!)
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