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cracklib-check(8)                              System Manager's Manual                              cracklib-check(8)



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 rou‐
       tine.


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.


SEE ALSO
       FascistCheck(3)


AUTHOR
       This  man  page  was  written by Jan Dittberner <[email protected]> for the Debian GNU/Linux System (but may be
       used by others).



Jan Dittberner                              Sat Jun 21 22:44:33 CEST 2008                           cracklib-check(8)