new crazy project ...

DirtyAngel

Hi !!

I want to change the minimum size of the password.

Which files do I need to edit for this, when I want to change minimum size to 256 MB
(and I want to save the password to an usb-stick or to an usb-harddisk) ?

Here is a link :

https://linux-audit.com/configure-the-minimum-password-length-on-linux-systems/

Which files would I have to edit for this in Solus ?

Is this sufficient to edit only /etc/login.defs ?

Can I execute a bash-script within login-query of gdm ?

Thanks for hints !!

DirtyAngel

Is this "too complex" somehow ? ... No answer yet ?! ...

Staudey

DirtyAngel Is this "too complex" somehow ?

Can't speak for others but personally I wouldn't want to walk someone through messing with their pam config and/or loading a password from a stick/drive. Hic sunt dracones. Way too easy to mess up if you don't know what you're doing.

brent

you furnished blow-by-blow directions on how to do this in your link.
is this a matter of solus doesn't have these packages?

or is this where you are getting hung up?
"Arch Linux: /etc/pam.d/system-auth with pam_pwquality, or per service.
CentOS 7: Using /etc/pam.d/system-auth (symlink) and /etc/pam.d/password-auth (symink) with pam_pwquality
Fedora: /etc/pam.d/system-auth-ac with related lines starting with “password”
Gentoo: /etc/pam.d/system-auth using pam_cracklib
RHEL 6: /etc/pam.d/passwd using pam_cracklib
RHEL 7: /etc/pam.d/passwd using pam_pwquality
Ubuntu: /etc/pam.d/common-password using pam_pwquality with the minlen setting"

which was is the solus way?

brent

Staudey

""Here be dragons" (Latin: hic sunt dracones) means dangerous or unexplored territories, in imitation of a medieval practice of putting illustrations of dragons, sea monsters and other mythological creatures on uncharted areas of maps where potential dangers were thought to exist."

nice 🙂

DirtyAngel

Would it be sufficient in Solus to edit only one file
(when I want to increase password size of up to over 512 chars) ?

Is this sufficient to edit only /etc/login.defs ?

I know of Linux that maximum password size is set to 512 chars (in Ubuntu).
This is set in files concerning encryption of password.

/etc/login.defs is somehow new to me or this is only for Solus respectively only for arch ?

DirtyAngel

... probably I am ten years ahead ... ?!?!?!

Concerning Quantum Computers today - if you want a secure privacy which lasts ten years - you need today a password with size of 256 TeraBytes ?!

brent

DirtyAngel Concerning Quantum Computers today - if you want a secure privacy which lasts ten years - you need today a password with size of 256 TeraBytes ?!

you could not keep that password in Keepass🙂 you would need an external drive for your passwords. yikes!

Axios

System Login passwords are a joke
Windows easy peasy
Mac Uh different story just takes longer
Linux I dont know never tried it.
So I would say on your Computers Encrypt important stuff and keep system clean.
Unless you need just keep ppl from using login is ok But really no security there.
Now if you use disk encryption with login thats a different story..
People have misconception of login passwords False sense of security

Oh No I am not a hacker...