Name : cracklib
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Version : 2.8.18
| Vendor : Fedora Project
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Release : 2.fc15
| Date : 2011-02-08 13:04:43
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Group : System Environment/Libraries
| Source RPM : cracklib-2.8.18-2.fc15.src.rpm
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Size : 0.17 MB
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Packager : Fedora Project
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Summary : A password-checking library
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Description :
CrackLib tests passwords to determine whether they match certain security-oriented characteristics, with the purpose of stopping users from choosing passwords that are easy to guess. CrackLib performs several tests on passwords: it tries to generate words from a username and gecos entry and checks those words against the password; it checks for simplistic patterns in passwords; and it checks for the password in a dictionary.
CrackLib is actually a library containing a particular C function which is used to check the password, as well as other C functions. CrackLib is not a replacement for a passwd program; it must be used in conjunction with an existing passwd program.
Install the cracklib package if you need a program to check users\' passwords to see if they are at least minimally secure. If you install CrackLib, you will also want to install the cracklib-dicts package.
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