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abelbeck 		userdoc:tt_vm_password_validation [2012/08/01 03:46] (current)
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 ====== Voicemail Password Validation ====== ====== Voicemail Password Validation ======
  
-Since Asterisk 1.6.1 there is a new variable in ''voicemail.conf'' to launch an external application when someone wants to change their voicemail password via a phone. This app can validate the new password. This is most useful for administrators who want to enforce more strict password requirements.  Adding this option is as simple as:+Since Asterisk 1.6.1 there is a new variable in ''voicemail.conf'' to launch an external application when someone wants to change their voicemail password via a phone keypad. This app can validate the new password. This is most useful for administrators who want to enforce more strict password requirements.  Adding this option is as simple as:
  
   externpasscheck=/mnt/kd/bin/ast-vmpasscheck   externpasscheck=/mnt/kd/bin/ast-vmpasscheck
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   * Minimum length (i.e. >= 4)   * Minimum length (i.e. >= 4)
 +  * Can not be the same as the extension (mailbox)
 +  * Can not be the old password
   * Can not contain consecutive numbers, in sets of four (i.e. 1234, or 8765)   * Can not contain consecutive numbers, in sets of four (i.e. 1234, or 8765)
   * Can not contain the same digit, in sets of four (i.e. 1111)   * Can not contain the same digit, in sets of four (i.e. 1111)
-  * Can not be the same as the extension +  * Can not be the same as the extension plus a single digit 
-  * Can not be the old password+ 
 + 
 +You can just comment out the requirements you don't need/want.
  
-Here is a bash script from Lonnie:+Here is a bash script from Lonnie //(currently not yet included in AstLinux)//:
  
 <code bash ast-vmpasscheck.sh> <code bash ast-vmpasscheck.sh>
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   fi   fi
 done done
 +
 +delta=$((${#new_pw} - ${#mbox}))
 +if [ $delta -eq 1 ]; then
 +  if string_in_string "$mbox" "$new_pw"; then
 +    reject "Too similar to mailbox number detected"
 +  fi
 +fi
  
 echo "VALID" echo "VALID"
 exit 0 exit 0
 </code> </code>
 +
 +Asterisk 1.8 has also the feature to set a minimum Voicemail Password length without the script:
 +
 +  ; minpassword=0 ; Enforce minimum password length
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