cracklib-check(8) - Linux man page

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 result of fascistcheck(3) to stdout. The password and the result are separated 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).

Referenced By

cracklib-format(8), create-cracklib-dict(8)