1 | <sect2>
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2 | <title>Introduction to <application>cracklib</application></title>
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3 |
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4 | <para>The cracklib package contains a library used to enforce strong
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5 | passwords by comparing user selected passwords to words in a
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6 | chosen wordlist.</para>
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7 |
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8 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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9 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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10 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
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11 | url="&cracklib-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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12 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
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13 | url="&cracklib-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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14 | <listitem><para>Download size: &cracklib-size;</para></listitem>
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15 | <listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required (with cracklib wordlist):
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16 | &cracklib-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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17 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time:
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18 | &cracklib-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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19 | </sect3>
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20 |
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21 | <sect3><title>Additional downloads</title>
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22 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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23 | <listitem><para>Required patch: <ulink
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24 | url="&patch-root;/cracklib-&cracklib-version;-blfs-1.patch"/></para></listitem>
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25 | <listitem><para>Recommended patch: <ulink
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26 | url="&patch-root;/cracklib-&cracklib-version;-heimdal-1.patch"/></para></listitem>
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27 | </itemizedlist>
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28 |
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29 | <para>You will also need to download a wordlist for use with cracklib.
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30 | There are two wordlists to choose from at the following location.
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31 | Use the <filename>cracklib</filename> word list for good security,
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32 | or opt for the <filename>allwords</filename> word list for
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33 | lightweight machines short on <acronym>RAM</acronym>. You can of course choose any other
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34 | word list that you have at your disposal.</para>
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35 |
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36 | <para>cracklib (&crackdict-size;): <ulink url="http://www.cotse.com/wordlists/cracklib"/></para>
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37 | <para>allwords (&alldict-size;): <ulink url="http://www.cotse.com/wordlists/allwords"/></para>
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38 |
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39 | </sect3>
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40 |
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41 | </sect2>
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