## The Password Management Network Interface

The password management interface, rsec_pwd_mgmt_*( ), provides a DCE-common interface to password management servers. It is the interface exported by the sample password management server provided with DCE Version 1.1 (pwd_strengthd), and it is the interface that application developers should use to write their own password management servers. Developers should use the sample code provided as a base for enhancements.

The API is defined in the rsec_pwd_mgmt.idl file.

Implementations must conform to the rsec_pwd_mgmt_gen_pwd(3sec) and rsec_pwd_mgmt_str_chk(3sec) reference pages.

The rsec_pwd_mgmt_*( ) routines are

· rsec_pwd_mgmt_gen_pwd( )

Generates one or more passwords for a given principal.

· rsec_pwd_mgmt_str_chk( )

Strength checks a principal's password according to policy.

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