cracklib-check(8) System Manager's Manual cracklib-check(8)
NAME
cracklib-check - Check passwords using libcrack2
SYNOPSIS
cracklib-check
DESCRIPTION
cracklib-check takes a list of passwords from stdin and checks them via
libcrack2's FascistCheck(3) sub routine.
RESULT
cracklib-check prints each checked password and the corresponding re-
sult of FascistCheck(3) to stdout. The password and the result are sep-
arated by a colon.
SEE ALSO
FascistCheck(3)
AUTHOR
This man page was written by Jan Dittberner <jandd@debian.org> for the
Debian GNU/Linux System (but may be used by others).
Jan Dittberner Sat Jun 21 22:44:33 CEST 2008 cracklib-check(8)
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