Re: [Emerald] Username/Password characters

Dale E. Reed Jr. ( (no email) )
Thu, 21 Oct 1999 10:42:38 -0700

David Routh wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Since we have moved to Emerald/RadiusNT we've thought about allowing longer
> lengths in usernames and passwords... before when we were on UNIX we
> limited both to 8 letters, no other characters.
>
> Can we safely allow say up to 12 characters in both and if so what
> additional characters, etc. can we allow? Do dashes (-) work?
>
> Are there any characters, digits, etc. we should avoid?

Emerald and RadiusNT itself don't care. However, you might want to
check your mail server and make sure it likes those kind of characters.

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Dale E. Reed Jr. Emerald and RadiusNT__________________________________________IEA Software, Inc. www.iea-software.com

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