%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy: fernando $ $Date: 2015-09-25 08:48:24 -0500 (Fri, 25 Sep 2015) $ libpwquality The libpwquality package provides common functions for password quality checking and also scoring them based on their apparent randomness. The library also provides a function for generating random passwords with good pronounceability. &lfs80_checked; &gcc7_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &libpwquality-md5sum; Download size: &libpwquality-size; Estimated disk space required: &libpwquality-buildsize; Estimated build time: &libpwquality-time; libpwquality Dependencies Required Recommended User Notes: Install libpwquality by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories pwscore and pwmake pam_pwquality.so and libpwquality.so /etc/security Short Descriptions pwmake is a simple configurable tool for generating random and relatively easily pronounceable passwords. pwmake pwscore is a simple tool for checking quality of a password. pwscore libpwquality.so contains API functions for checking the password quality. libpwquality.so pam_pwquality.so is a Linux PAM module used to perform password quality checking. pam_pwquality.so