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PPM works by extending the schema to support Password Policy objects where you can define your desired password policies (see figure below): |
- Password length - Use of alpha characters - Use of numeric characters - Maximum consecutive characters - Maximum instances of any character - Algorithm comparison with old password |
The Administration software is implemented as an NWAdmin32 and ConsoleOne snap-in for use with Windows 9x, Windows NT/2000 and Windows XP Pro. (Support for Novell Portal Services is included.) |
Schema extensions are also made to container classes, such as Organization and Organizational Unit to include a Password Policy attribute. Through this attribute, you associate the policy to be applied to all the User objects in the container. |
Find out more about password security and PPM in Novell Research's AppNotes (August 2000) article entitled "Implementing Strong Passwords in an NDS environment." You can download the zipped version of PPM for NDS/eDirectory administration guide for additional configuration information. |
Connectotel's Password Policy Manager (PPM) for NDS/eDirectory allows management of password policies for users without needing Universal Password. The software is divided into two components: |
The following are some of the policy settings that you can configure: |
The User software is implemented as a single client side DLL for use with Novell Client32 on Windows 9x, Windows NT/2000 and Windows XP Pro. |