Re: web-based password checking tool?

2004-12-15 Thread Frank Richter
Fernando Gleiser wrote: I need a web based tool to let the users change their passwords, since they don't have shell access, a web-based solution seems like the only way to let them do it without bothering the admins. I'm using "cgipaf"! Advantage: cracklib/dictionary and exclude words as pass

web-based password checking tool?

2004-12-14 Thread Fernando Gleiser
I have a FreeBSD box with more then 400 accounts. the users are non-technical, administrative kind of persons. The box is working as a mail server, with sendmail as MTA and cyrus IMAPd, authenticating against the system files (/etc/master.passwd) not using SASL. I need a web based tool to let the

Re: web-based password checking tool?

2004-12-14 Thread Joshua Lokken
On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 14:04:44 -0500, Alexander Chamandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In that case, check out something like: > http://rucus.ru.ac.za/~bvi/utils/webpass/ > > "Web Pass is a CGI script which allows users on a system to change > their passwords via the web. This is useful for users wit

Re: web-based password checking tool?

2004-12-14 Thread Alexander Chamandy
In that case, check out something like: http://rucus.ru.ac.za/~bvi/utils/webpass/ "Web Pass is a CGI script which allows users on a system to change their passwords via the web. This is useful for users with no shell access to the machine, but who still have 'real' accounts for things such as web

Re: web-based password checking tool?

2004-12-14 Thread Joshua Lokken
On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 15:41:07 -0300 (ART), Fernando Gleiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a FreeBSD box with more then 400 accounts. the users are > non-technical, administrative kind of persons. > > The box is working as a mail server, with sendmail as MTA and cyrus IMAPd, > authenticating a

Re: web-based password checking tool?

2004-12-14 Thread Jon Krause
Usermin (found from the same link) is probably a better tool, less security concerns. Also, both can be run with ssl and non-standard ports. Best, Jon - Original Message - From: "Alexander Chamandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: web-based password checking tool?

Re: web-based password checking tool?

2004-12-14 Thread Alexander Chamandy
The solution I've seen people use in the past is Webmin (http://www.webmin.com/), but I haven't heard great things about its security. I would use it cautiously if you are looking for that functionality. The problem I'd note is that in order to attain convenience in the traditional sense, one mus