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cracklib - A password-checking library.
| Full Name: | cracklib-2.7-5.alpha.rpm |
| Source RPM: | cracklib-2.7-5.src.rpm |
| Version: |
2.7 Release 5 |
| Group:
| System Environment/Libraries |
| License: | artistic | | Vendor: | Red Hat Software | | Size: | 239 KB |
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.
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