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Oracle Fusion Middleware Administration Guide for Oracle Unified Directory 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) |
1. Starting and Stopping the Server
2. Configuring the Server Instance
3. Configuring the Proxy Components
4. Configuring Security Between Clients and Servers
5. Configuring Security Between the Proxy and the Data Source
6. Managing Oracle Unified Directory With Oracle Directory Services Manager
10. Managing Users and Groups With dsconfig
To View the Properties of the Default Password Policy
Password Policies in a Replicated Environment
Configuring Password Policies by Using the Command Line
To Create a New Password Policy
To Create a First Login Password Policy
To Assign a Password Policy to an Individual Account
To Prevent Password Policy Modifications
To Assign a Password Policy to a Group of Users
Configuring Password Policies by Using Oracle Directory Services Manager
List the Configured Password Policy Subentries
Create a Password Policy Subentry
Create a Password Policy Subentry Based on an Existing Password Policy Subentry
Delete a Password Policy Subentry
Display the Configured Password Policies
Create a Password Policy Based on an Existing Password Policy
Display the Supported Password Validators
Enable or Disable a Password Validator
Display the Supported Password Storage Schemes
Enable or Disable a Password Storage Scheme
A password policy is a set of rules governing the use of passwords in the system and is an integral component of any security strategy employed for your directory.
Oracle Unified Directory includes a default password policy for general users and a default root users password policy. These default password policies reside in the directory server's configuration and can be modified. Oracle Unified Directory supports multiple password policies, so you can create and configure specialized password policies for a specific set of users in addition to using the default password policies.
This chapter outlines the components of password policies and provides procedures to configure and manage password policies. The chapter covers the following topics: