> How does passwd determine if a password is based off a dictionary word > or not? Is there a file somewhere it references, a dictionary built > into the code, or a algorithim it uses to check the password?
Crypt and libcrypt and cracklib. The dictionaries are in /usr/include by default on redhat, i think. There's a perl module that you can use to really dissect this if you're not ready to look at the actual code: http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/D/DA/DANIEL/Crypt-Cracklib-0.01.tar.gz -- David Bernick [EMAIL PROTECTED] This restaurant was advertising breakfast any time. So I ordered french toast in the renaissance. - Steven Wright, comedian
