It *definitely* doesn't connect to the net to check passwords. John's on a roll.
It uses cracklib, i assume. Code: Name : cracklib Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 2.8.12 Vendor: Fedora Project Release : 2 Build Date: Wed 20 Feb 2008 04:23:42 AM MST Install Date: Mon 05 May 2008 10:51:47 PM MDT Build Host: xenbuilder4.fedora.phx.redhat.com Group : System Environment/Libraries Source RPM: cracklib-2.8.12-2.src.rpm Size : 110453 License: GPLv2 Signature : DSA/SHA1, Thu 10 Apr 2008 07:49:44 AM MDT, Key ID b44269d04f2a6fd2 Packager : Fedora Project URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/cracklib/ Summary : A password-checking library 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. -------------------- m2f -------------------- Sent using Mail2Forum (http://www.mail2forum.com). Read this topic online here: http://forums.blagblagblag.org/viewtopic.php?p=25818#25818 -------------------- m2f --------------------
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