Procedures, policies and constraints on password entry, lifetime, change, strength, and storage. An essential part of access management, together with policies on other forms of authentication.
Questions tagged [password-management]
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establish passwordless login without asking the user
On Linux when using dsa keys I establish passwordless login with the command
ssh-copy-id -i .ssh/id_dsa.pub user@target.host
This prompts the user for user's password on target.host. My script knows the password and the user shall not be bothered,…
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How do I change a third party service password without stopping my service that depends on that service?
Here's my scenario: I have a service that has to run 24/7 and depends on a third party service that has a password.
I need to have that password changed. If I blindly change the password my service no longer works because it will continue using the…
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Client passwords manager
I've been looking around for a good password/domains manager. Something to keep track of my clients passwords, domains, DNS, database access, etc. Web based is a must.
I've heard about KeePass, TrueCrypt, but it's a desktop client, so I'm not…
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Is 10 character (letters and numbers mixed) password strong enough for Internet Servers?
Assuming ssh brute force attacks.
Assuming the following IPTABLES configuration:
DROP tcp -- anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:ssh state NEW recent: UPDATE seconds: 120 hit_count: 10 TTL-Match name: sshprobe side:…
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