Package: cracklib2 (2.7-19)

pro-active password checker library

Shared library for cracklib2 which contains a C function which may be used in a passwd like program. The idea is simple: try to prevent users from choosing passwords that could be guessed by crack by filtering them out, at source. cracklib2 is NOT a replacement passwd program. cracklib2 is a LIBRARY.

Tags: Software Development: Libraries, Implemented in: C, User Interface: Command Line, Role: Shared Library, Security: Authentication, Purpose: Checking, Works with: Dictionaries