| Name : cracklib
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| Version : 2.7
| Vendor : Red Hat, Inc_
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| Release : 8
| Date : 2000-07-12 17:22:34
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| Group : System Environment/Libraries
| Source RPM : cracklib-2.7-8.src.rpm
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| Size : 0.09 MB
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| Packager : Red Hat, Inc_ < http://bugzilla_redhat_com/bugzilla>
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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. 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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