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After the implementation of Kerberos 5, we learned that anyone changing their password to longer than 8 characters would no longer be able to use services authenticated by Sentinel. We also learned that ANGEL is similarly affected. Therefore we temporarily changed NetID.msu.edu<http://NetID.msu.edu>to limit the max password length to 8, and the Kerberos config to allow a password as short as 6 characters. AIS is working on the Sentinel-Kerberos issue, and the ACNS ANGEL team is working on that side. After these issues are resolved, we do plan on going forward with the policy of 8 characters as the minimum password length. /rich On 5/16/05, Michael Surato <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi, > > After the implementation of Kerberos 5 I was under the impression that > users could have a NetID password of at least 8 characters, with an > upper limit of 255 characters. When I helped a user to change their > password today, I was surprised that the system enforced a password > length of at least 6 characters, but not more than 8 characters. Is this > the manner that it was supposed to work? If so, I would be interested in > why an upper limit of 8 characters is required. > > +-------------------------------------------+ > | Michael Surato | > | Resource Center for Persons | > | with Disabilities | > | Michigan State University | > | 120 Bessey Hall | > | East Lansing, MI 48824 | > | Voice: (517) 353-9643 Fax: (517) 432-3191 | > +-------------------------------------------+ > >