| Name : cracklib
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| Version : 2.7
| Vendor : whiteboxlinux_org
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| Release : 29
| Date : 2005-04-28 05:46:44
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| Group : System Environment/Libraries
| Source RPM : cracklib-2.7-29.src.rpm
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| Size : 0.04 MB
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| Packager : (none)
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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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