Re: [Fedora-directory-users] User password change which syntax checking

[Rich Megginson]

Ross Johnson wrote:
>  I have FDS 1.1.1 running with password policy and syntax checking 
>  working for user passwords via the console, but I haven't been able to 
>  get ldappasswd (from mozldap-tools package) to pay attention to those 
>  password constraints that I know work via the console. That is, 
>  ldappasswd succeeds even when given passwords that fail in the 
>  console. Is this what I should expect to see? 
No.
>  AFAICS from looking at source code, manual pages etc, ldappasswd 
>  passes the plaintext password to the server to be encrypted and if 
>  that's the case then I'm assuming that password checks should be 
>  working. I understand that password checks can't be done if the 
>  userPassword attribute is modified directly, e.g. by ldapmodify.
>
>  I get the feeling I'm missing something very basic, so any 
>  clarification would be greatly appreciated. 
Do you have the same problem with
Fedora DS 1.1.2?  Are you sure the 
password is being sent unencrypted?
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