cracklib-check (8) - Linux Manuals

cracklib-check: Check passwords using libcrack2

Command to display cracklib-check manual in Linux: $ man 8 cracklib-check

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.

AUTHOR

This man page was written by Jan Dittberner <jandd [at] debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux System (but may be used by others).