LPA Enhanced Security

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Enabling LPA

  1. Information for the pwd_algorithm attribute is contained in /etc/security/pwdalg.cfg file.
  2. Add the LPA pwd_algorithm to the usw stanza in /etc/security/login.cfg
    1. # chsec -f /etc/security/login.cfg -s usw -a pwd_algorithm=[ smb5 | ssha1 | ssha256 | ssha512 | sblowfish ]
  3. To activate the LPA the user must login and change their password.

Further Reading

  1. Does AIX support passwords longer than 8 characters?
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