simple_password_check

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MariaDB starting with 10.1.2

The simple_password_check plugin was introduced in MariaDB 10.1.2

simple_password_check is a password validation plugin. It can check whether a password contains at least a certain number of characters of a specific type. The plugin is configured using the following variables:

VariableDescription
simple_password_check_minimal_lengthA password must contain at least that many characters
simple_password_check_digitsA password must have at least that many digits
simple_password_check_letters_same_caseA password must have at least that many upper case letters and at least that many lower case letters
simple_password_check_other_charactersA password must contain at least that many characters that are neither digits nor letters

These variables can be set on the command line or from the my.cnf file. They can also be modified with the SQL SET GLOBAL statement.

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