Re: password complexity -- implementing security changes

Okay, so why is *that* a problem? After all, last time I checked, Oracle database passwords were case-insensitive anyway...

Special characters, on the other hand, *can* be a problem. I seem to recall even SQL*Plus giving me considerable grief with a password that contained "/" characters... No wait; it was a Pro*C application.

• Original Message ----- From: Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com> Date: Friday, March 3, 2006 12:30 pm Subject: Re: password complexity -- implementing security changes

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> One thing the verify_function cannot do is enforce upper or lower
> case.Try it, case doesn't matter.
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> While on the subject, be careful with those special characters.
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> Some applications do not like them.
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> Net Backup for instance will not work if there is a @ or ^ in the
> passwordfor the account used to do backups.
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> Jared Still
> Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
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