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Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition Developer's Guide 11 g Release 1 (11.1.1.5.0) |
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
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
Initializing the Password Check Plug-In
Testing the Password Check 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
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: