Which two are true?

The following line is from /etc/shadow in a default Solaris 11 Installation:
jack: $5$9JFrt54$7JdwmO.F11Zt/ jFeeOhDmnw93LG7Gwd3Nd/cwCcNWFFg:0:15:30:3:::
Which two are true?

The following line is from /etc/shadow in a default Solaris 11 Installation:
jack: $5$9JFrt54$7JdwmO.F11Zt/ jFeeOhDmnw93LG7Gwd3Nd/cwCcNWFFg:0:15:30:3:::
Which two are true?

A.
Passwords for account jack must be a minimum of 15 characters long.

B.
The password for account jack has expired.

C.
The password for account jack has 5 characters.

D.
A history of 3 prior passwords for the account jack is kept to inhibit password reuse.

E.
The minimum lifetime for a password for account jack is 15 days.

Explanation:
From the content of the /etc/shadow file we get:
* username: jack
* encrypted password: $5$9JFrt54$7JdwmO.F11Zt/ jFeeOhDmnw93LG7Gwd3Nd/cwCcNWFFg
* Last password change (lastchanged): Days since Jan 1, 1970 that password was last changed: 0
* Minimum: The minimum number of days required between password changes i.e. the number of
days left before the user is allowed to change his/her password: 15
Maximum: The maximum number of days the password is valid (after that user is forced to change
his/her password): 30
Warn : The number of days before password is to expire that user is warned that his/her password
must be changed: 3
* Inactive : The number of days after password expires that account is disabled
* Expire : days since Jan 1, 1970 that account is disabled i.e. an absolute date specifying when
the login may no longer be used



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