Re: Password Dictionary -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: Password Dictionary
From: "Steve McKay" <steve.mckay@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:54:42 -0500
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Sure, use a password validation program with sysval QPWDVLDPGM. The
program would bounce any changed password off of your dictionary file. The
biggest challenge would be finding a dictionary file of passwords.

HTH,

Steve

"Burns, Bryan" <Bryan_Burns@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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An auditor stated we could improve information security by implementing
a password dictionary. Is this even possible on a system i?

Bryan Burns
ECHO, Inc.

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