Definitely needs to be something that users can turn off/on. Maybe a visual tool on the interface showing the 'strength' of the password, like most user facing sites have these days.
Alex Hitchins +44 7788 423 969 -----Original Message----- From: Giles Sirett [mailto:giles.sir...@shapeblue.com] Sent: 22 January 2014 15:56 To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org Subject: RE: Blacklists for passwords I would +1 Demetrius' initial suggestion, however its not just blacklists, its masking to make sure that the pwd's are of sufficient strength I expect some form of password strength control in every aspect of IT these days and I shudder when I type Root and "password" into our labs builds ! I (as a guy in an enterprise evaluating ACS) would expect to see some form of validation. +1 to Daan's idea: it needs to be configurable. Different environments will have different complexity requirements. I would *guess* that there's some standard password masking code out there somewhere ? Kind Regards Giles D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 giles.sir...@shapeblue.com -----Original Message----- From: Daan Hoogland [mailto:daan.hoogl...@gmail.com] Sent: 22 January 2014 14:05 To: dev Subject: Re: Blacklists for passwords Demetrius, >From a development point of view I would oppose to such a feature. Of course >we can en-/disable it by a build profile. Further more it should imo be configurable as to what the format must be that the password adheres to. Hope this spikes some opposition, Daan On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 8:04 PM, Demetrius Tsitrelis <dtsitre...@live.com> wrote: > > > CloudStack does not enforce complexity rules for user passwords even > in its built-in user database. For some accounts in particular, such as the > root domain admin, it would seem a good idea to have some minimum > requirements. Empty passwords, for example, should not be allowed. What do > you think about having a blacklist of unacceptable passwords (e.g., > "password", "admin", etc.) for the rood domain admin? > > Need Enterprise Grade Support for Apache CloudStack? Our CloudStack Infrastructure Support<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/> offers the best 24/7 SLA for CloudStack Environments. Apache CloudStack Bootcamp training courses **NEW!** CloudStack 4.2.1 training<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> 18th-19th February 2014, Brazil. Classroom<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> 17th-23rd March 2014, Region A. Instructor led, On-line<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> 24th-28th March 2014, Region B. Instructor led, On-line<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> 16th-20th June 2014, Region A. Instructor led, On-line<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> 23rd-27th June 2014, Region B. Instructor led, On-line<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a company incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered trademark. This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a company incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered trademark.
