Passwords that are easy to guess are a major security issue. The
dialog provides the means to ensure that only secure passwords can be used.By activating this option, a warning will be issued if new passwords appear in a dictionary, or if they are proper names (proper nouns). In order to also check for a minimum length, enter the desired length into the field
after having activated .When password expiration is activated (via Password Age), this setting stores the given number of a user's previous passwords, preventing their reuse.
Choose a password encryption algorithm. Normally there is no need to change the default (Blowfish).
Activate password expiration by specifying a minimum and a maximum
time limit (in days). By setting the minimum age to a value greater
than 0
days, you can prevent users from immediately
changing their passwords again (and in doing so circumventing the
password expiration). Use the values 0
and
99999
to deactivate password expiration.
When a password expires, the user receives a warning in advance. Specify the number of days prior to the expiration date that the warning should be issued.