Changeset 0afcfa88 for postlfs/security/cracklib.xml
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r99b1c520 r0afcfa88 33 33 <title>Introduction to Cracklib</title> 34 34 35 <para>The <application>cracklib</application> package contains a 36 library used to enforce strong passwords by comparing user selected 35 <para>The <application>cracklib</application> package contains a 36 library used to enforce strong passwords by comparing user selected 37 37 passwords to words in a chosen wordlist.</para> 38 38 … … 74 74 </itemizedlist> 75 75 76 <para>You will also need to download a wordlist for use with 77 <application>cracklib</application>. There are two wordlists 78 to choose from at the following location. Use the 79 <filename>cracklib</filename> word list for good security, or 80 opt for the <filename>allwords</filename> word list for 81 lightweight machines short on RAM. You can of course choose 76 <para>You will also need to download a wordlist for use with 77 <application>cracklib</application>. There are two wordlists 78 to choose from at the following location. Use the 79 <filename>cracklib</filename> word list for good security, or 80 opt for the <filename>allwords</filename> word list for 81 lightweight machines short on RAM. You can of course choose 82 82 any other word list that you have at your disposal.</para> 83 83 84 84 <itemizedlist spacing='compact'> 85 85 <listitem> 86 <para>cracklib (&crackdict-size;) at <ulink 86 <para>cracklib (&crackdict-size;) at <ulink 87 87 url="http://www.cotse.com/tools/wordlists.htm"/></para> 88 88 </listitem> 89 89 <listitem> 90 <para>allwords (&alldict-size;) at <ulink 90 <para>allwords (&alldict-size;) at <ulink 91 91 url="http://www.cotse.com/tools/wordlists.htm"/></para> 92 92 </listitem> … … 99 99 100 100 <para>First, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> 101 user, install the chosen word list for 101 user, install the chosen word list for 102 102 <application>cracklib</application>:</para> 103 103 … … 108 108 109 109 <para>The wordlist is linked to <filename>/usr/share/dict/words</filename> 110 as historically, <filename>words</filename> is the primary wordlist in the 111 <filename class="directory">/usr/share/dict</filename> directory. 112 Additionally, the value of <command>hostname</command> is echoed to a file 113 called <filename>extra.words</filename>. This extra file is intended to be 114 a site specific list which includes easy to guess passwords such as company 115 or department names, user's names, product names, computer names, domain 110 as historically, <filename>words</filename> is the primary wordlist in the 111 <filename class="directory">/usr/share/dict</filename> directory. 112 Additionally, the value of <command>hostname</command> is echoed to a file 113 called <filename>extra.words</filename>. This extra file is intended to be 114 a site specific list which includes easy to guess passwords such as company 115 or department names, user's names, product names, computer names, domain 116 116 names, etc.</para> 117 117 … … 138 138 <title>Command Explanations</title> 139 139 140 <para><command>rm -v /lib/libcrack.so; ln -v -sf ... 141 /usr/lib/libcrack.so</command>: These two commands move the 140 <para><command>rm -v /lib/libcrack.so; ln -v -sf ... 141 /usr/lib/libcrack.so</command>: These two commands move the 142 142 <filename class='symlink'>libcrack.so</filename> 143 symlink from <filename class='directory'>/lib</filename> to 143 symlink from <filename class='directory'>/lib</filename> to 144 144 <filename class='directory'>/usr/lib</filename>.</para> 145 145 … … 169 169 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libcrack.so</filename></term> 170 170 <listitem> 171 <para>provide a fast dictionary lookup method for strong 171 <para>provide a fast dictionary lookup method for strong 172 172 password enforcement.</para> 173 173 <indexterm zone="cracklib libcrack">
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