Password system values: Password validation program
The Password validation program system value is also known as QPWDVLDPGM. It specifies whether a user-written program does additional validation on passwords. This system value is not available in IBM® Navigator for i.
| Quick reference | |
|---|---|
| Location | Character-based interface. |
| Special Authority | All object (*ALLOBJ) and security administrator (*SECADM). |
| Changes take effect | The next time a password is changed. |
| Lockable | Yes. |
What can I do with this system value?
This system value provides the ability for a user-written program to do additional validation on passwords. The current and new passwords are passed to the validation program without encryption. The validation program could store passwords in a database file and compromise security on the system. The recommended setting for this system value is *NONE.
You can specify the following options:
- *NONE
- No validation program is used.
- *REGFAC
- The validation program name is retrieved from the registration facility.
- program-specification
- The name of the validation program. This option is only valid
if the system is operating at QPWDLVL 0 or 1. These are the possible
library values:
- *LIBL
- The library list is used to locate the validation program.
- *CURLIB
- The current library for the job is used to locate the validation program. If no library is specified as the current library for the job, QGPL is used.
- library-name
- Specify the name of the library where the validation program is located.
The program must exist in the system disk pool (also known as auxiliary storage pool) or in a basic user disk pool.