cracklib-check - Check passwords using libcrack2

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS  RESULT  SEE ALSO  AUTHOR 

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NAME

cracklib−check − Check passwords using libcrack2

SYNOPSIS

cracklib−check [−h|−−no−echo]

DESCRIPTION

cracklib−check takes a list of passwords from stdin and checks them via libcrack2’s FascistCheck(3) sub routine.

OPTIONS

−−no−echo

Don’t echo the password which is ok to the terminal.

−h, −−help

Print help explaining the command line options.

RESULT

cracklib−check prints each checked password and the corresponding result of FascistCheck(3) to stdout. The password and the result are separated by a colon. When −−no−echo is specified, prints only the result if password is ok.

SEE ALSO

FascistCheck(3)

AUTHOR

This man page was written by Jan Dittberner <[email protected]> for the Debian GNU/Linux System (but may be used by others).

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