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Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition Developer's Guide 11 g Release 1 (11.1.1.5.0)
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Preface

Part I Directory Server Plug-In API Guide

1.  Before You Start Writing Plug-Ins

2.  Changes to the Plug-In API Since Directory Server 5.2

3.  Getting Started With Directory Server Plug-Ins

4.  Working With Entries Using Plug-Ins

5.  Extending Client Request Handling Using Plug-Ins

6.  Handling Authentication Using Plug-Ins

7.  Performing Internal Operations With Plug-Ins

8.  Writing Entry Store and Entry Fetch Plug-Ins

9.  Writing Extended Operation Plug-Ins

10.  Writing Matching Rule Plug-Ins

11.  Writing Password Storage Scheme Plug-Ins

12.  Writing Password Quality Check Plug-Ins

How Directory Server Uses Password Quality Check Plug-Ins

Password Policy to Check Password Quality

Whether to Implement a Password Check Plug-In

What a Password Check Plug-In Must Do

Writing a Custom Password Quality Check Plug-In

Checking Password Values

Initializing the Password Check Plug-In

Testing the Password Check Plug-In

To Set Up an Example Suffix

To Register the Plug-In

To Use the Password Check Plug-In

13.  Writing Computed Attribute Plug-Ins

Part II Directory Server Plug-In API Reference

14.  Data Type and Structure Reference

15.  Function Reference, Part I

16.  Function Reference, Part II

17.  Parameter Block Reference

A.  NameFinder Application

Prerequisite Software

Deploying NameFinder

Configuring NameFinder to Access Your Directory

Customizing NameFinder

Index

Chapter 12

Writing Password Quality Check Plug-Ins

Directory Server is delivered with a configurable password quality check plug-in. The plug-in allows you to guard against users who change their password to a value that is susceptible to typical English-language dictionary attacks. You might decide however to extend password quality checking further. This chapter shows how to write custom plug-ins that check password quality when the password is modified.

This chapter covers the following topics: