Administering the Kerberos Server

 

 

 

Password Tab (Principal Information Window)

Table 8-10

Password Tab Components (Continued)

 

 

 

 

Component Name

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Password

 

Indicates when the current principal

 

Expiration/Date

 

password expires. Select Password

 

 

 

Expiration/Date to activate password

 

 

 

expiration for the current principal. If you do

 

 

 

not enable this function, the password of the

 

 

 

current principal never expires.

 

 

 

You can enter one of the following options in

 

 

 

the Password Expiration/Date text box:

 

 

 

• A date and time, in the following format:

 

 

 

HH:MM MM/DD/YYY

 

 

 

• The keyword NEVER, which indicates that

 

 

 

the principal will never expire.

 

 

 

 

 

Key Version

 

Specifies the version number of the principal

 

Number

 

password. The version number identifies the

 

 

 

number of times the password has been

 

 

 

changed. When a principal is created for the

 

 

 

first time, its password version number is 1.

 

 

 

Every time the password is changed, the

 

 

 

version number is incremented by 1.

 

 

 

 

 

Password Last

 

Indicates the date when the password was

 

Changed

 

last changed. The keyword NEVER indicates

 

 

 

that a user cannot change the password.

 

 

 

 

Change Password

Displays the Change Password window, which

 

 

 

provides the option to specify a password or to

 

 

 

generate a random key for the current

 

 

 

principal.

 

 

 

 

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HP UX Kerberos Data Security Software Component Name Description Password, Expiration/Date, Key Version, Number, Changed