Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition 7.0 Developer's Guide

Whether to Implement a Password Check Plug-In

If you can achieve your password policy requirements by using the strong password check plug-in provided with Directory Server, do not write your own plug-in.

The strong password check plug-in provided with Directory Server can be configured for your deployment, checking the password quality aspects that you consider essential. You can configure the following:

These configuration settings are in addition to other checks. Such checks govern password length, whether the password matches common attributes on the entry, and so forth.

In many cases, you can avoid writing your own password check plug-in.