[rhelv6-list] Password security / check / complexity

[Herbert van den Bergh]

$ cracklib-unpacker /usr/share/cracklib/pw_dict|grep '^klonk'

klonk is a dutch word, so it would show up in a dutch dictionary.  I 
noticed lots of dutch words in the cracklib dictionary.

Thanks,
Herbert.


On 7/11/11 1:58 AM, Götz Reinicke wrote:
> Hi,
>
> recently a user asked me, why he can't change his passwort; he always get:
>
> BAD PASSWORD: it is based on a dictionary word
>
> The password is 'klonk0AK'
>
> :-) Now I was searching fro a way to see why this is a dictionary word
> and how I can set the compexity / length etc of a password.
>
> I bet it is something with pam :-)
>
> We use Redhat EL 5.x
>
> Thanks for any hints or suggestion.
>
>
> 	Best regards . Götz
>
>
>
>
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