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Checking the password filters and history?

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The Question is:

 
I have a client/server application that does VMS authentication through the
various system calls you mentioned before (getuai, hash_password and
check_intrusion). I need to provide a way for users of this application to
change their vms passwords. This ca
n be done using setuai, but setuai does not enforce history lists, system
dictionary and site specific filters policies as the dcl "set password"
command does. In one of your Q&As, you mentioned that there is an
undocumented way for doing that. Can you pl
ease give me more details or pointers as to where I can get more information
on this.
 
Thanks.
 

The Answer is :

 
  There is no documented callable interface for checking the password
  history file, and there is presently no entry point that performs
  the required password filtration.
 
  If you wish to pursue the approach of using undocumented interfaces
  and paralleling the implementation of SET PASSWORD, please acquire
  access to the OpenVMS source listings CD-ROM set and look at the
  relevent listings.
 

  

     

     
answer written or last revised on ( 22-DEC-1998 )
     
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