Re: about cracklib?? what is it?? how to use it??

tridentadm@netscape.net (DukeNM) writes:

]hi,

]what exactly is the
]mkdict command??

make dictionary. Puts the dictionary into a hashed form that cracklib
can rapidly use.


]and the packages
]cracklib

Contains teh cracklib libraries. cracklib is a set of libraries used to
test passwords for their strength. Used by pam to test passwords for
various features (length, whether it is based on the name of the user,
whether it is a word in a dictionary-- hence the cracklib dictionary. )

]cracklib-dict

]how to use these??
They are used by pam. You can also write routines to use them.





]one funny thing i noticed with ssh also?? (though this has nothing to
]do with cracklib)

]a account created called 'test' and user remotely gets connected to
]it.
]the funny part is the ssh-server tends to accept multiple passwords
]for the same account ?? and logs me in.
]is this possible??

If the account has mutiple passwords, sure. You need to explain better
what you mean. do you mean that any password will let you in?