| Name : cracklib
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| Version : 2.7
| Vendor : aLinux Soft_ Corporation_
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| Release : 1
| Date : 2008-08-15 20:49:23
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| Group : Libraries
| Source RPM : cracklib-2.7-1.src.rpm
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| Size : 11.35 MB
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| Packager : linuxkid < alinux_alinux_tv>
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| Summary : Password checking library
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Description :
CrackLib tests passwords to determine whether they match certain
security-oriented characteristics. You can use CrackLib to stop users
from choosing passwords which would be easy to guess. CrackLib
performs certain tests:
- 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;
- 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\'ll also want to install the cracklib-dicts package.
Standard dictionaries (/usr/dict/words)
The cracklib package includes the CrackLib dictionaries.
CrackLib will need to use the dictionary appropriate to your system,
which is normally put in /usr/dict/words. Cracklib-dicts also
contains the utilities necessary for the creation of new dictionaries.
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