On Sat, 13 Apr 2002, Kevin Steves wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, Ron DuFresne wrote:
> :Cool, has HP fixed their lack of a shodwo file for passwords yet? Last
> :I'd heard it was in a 'future' release it would be. Othrwise you are
> :condemned to addons or tcb for security. TCB breaks many inhouse tools,
> :so sometimes does not end up an option. Nice hardware though...
>
> I'm not sure of the status/plans for /etc/shadow support--it is not in
> 11.11. However, I have not had any problems at all with HP-UX 11
> configured as a trusted system.
>
Any you might not, it depends upon in house tools and needs. One company
I recently worked with had developed a single signon/ldap/universal
password changing application in perl years back, prior to these being in
much demand, 75% HP shop, and to go TCB would require a rewrite of this
application and it's various modules. This would not be an easy task
indeed, and would further complicate an already very complicated tool and
series of 'modules'. This has left them iwth a quandry now that they are
intent upon secured and strong passwords. Being they are not a totally
homogineous environment, this tool needs to function across platforms as
well, the others having a shadow password system to help in securing those
from just anyone with access to the system.
Thanks,
Ron DuFresne
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