--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2022/02/14 01:15:24	1.1376
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2022/02/16 16:28:49	1.1377
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1376 2022/02/14 01:15:24 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1377 2022/02/16 16:28:49 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3649,8 +3649,27 @@ sub check_passwd_rules {
 }
 
 sub passwd_validation_js {
-    my ($currpasswdval,$domain) = @_;
-    my %passwdconf = &Apache::lonnet::get_passwdconf($domain);
+    my ($currpasswdval,$domain,$context,$id) = @_;
+    my (%passwdconf,$alertmsg);
+    if ($context eq 'linkprot') {
+        my %domconfig = &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['ltisec'],$domain);
+        if (ref($domconfig{'ltisec'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            if (ref($domconfig{'ltisec'}{'rules'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                %passwdconf = %{$domconfig{'ltisec'}{'rules'}};
+            }
+        }
+        if ($id eq 'add') {
+            $alertmsg = &mt('Secret for added launcher did not satisfy requirement(s):').'\n\n';
+        } elsif ($id =~ /^\d+$/) {
+            my $pos = $id+1;
+            $alertmsg = &mt('Secret for launcher [_1] did not satisfy requirement(s):','#'.$pos).'\n\n';
+        } else {
+            $alertmsg = &mt('A secret did not satisfy requirement(s):').'\n\n';
+        }
+    } else {
+        %passwdconf = &Apache::lonnet::get_passwdconf($domain);
+        $alertmsg = &mt('Initial password did not satisfy requirement(s):').'\n\n';
+    }
     my ($min,$max,@chars,$numrules,$intargjs,%alert);
     $numrules = 0;
     $min = $Apache::lonnet::passwdmin;
@@ -3673,7 +3692,6 @@ sub passwd_validation_js {
         $numrules ++;
     }
     if (($min > 0) || ($max ne '') || (@chars > 0)) {
-        my $alertmsg = &mt('Initial password did not satisfy requirement(s):').'\n\n';
         if ($min) {
             $alert{'min'} = &mt('minimum [quant,_1,character]',$min).'\n';
         }