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Date:      Thu, 12 Aug 1999 03:59:30 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Bigby Findrake <bigby@shiva.eu.org>
To:        Joe Gleason <clash@tasam.com>
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: making sshd2 check user expiration dates
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9908120359030.5932-100000@shiva.eu.org>
In-Reply-To: <007701bee491$7c14a070$0286860a@tasam.com>

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On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Joe Gleason wrote:

> I'm not sure if security is the right list, but this has to do with allowing
> or denying access to a system based on expiration date, which I consider
> relevant to security.
>
> Does anyone know how to make sshd2 check user expiration dates?
>
> I did a quick test, and telnet, pop3, ftpd and sshd1 all do NOT allow a user
> with an expired account to login.
> sshd2 however does.
>
> By expired I mean field 7 in master.passwd file having a number that is
> between 0 and the current time in seconds exclusive.
>
> I am running FreeBSD 3.2-stable (a few days old)
>
> I installed ssh via installing /usr/ports/security/ssh and then
> /usr/ports/security/ssh2 (that way I have all the ssh1 stuff for
> compatibility). I haven't touched the config's much, if at all. I looked
> through the man page and config files real quick and didn't see anything
> about user expiration dates. It is 3am, so I could have easily missed
> something. Anyone with any ideas of experience with this, any help would be
> appreicated. I would really prefer not to have to hack something odd
> togather to support expiration dates.

This is a shot in the dark but I would suggest playing with the "UseLogin"
parameter in the /etc/sshd_config file.



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