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CrackLib tests passwords to determine whether they match certain security-oriented characteristics.
You can use CrackLib to stop users from choosing passwords which would be easy to guess.
CrackLib performs certain tests:
* It tries to generate words from a username and gecos entry and checks those words against the password;
* It checks for simplistic patterns in passwords;
* It checks for the password in a dictionary.
CrackLib is actually a library containing a particular C function which is used to check the password, as well as other C functions.
CrackLib is not a replacement for a passwd program; it must be used in conjunction with an existing passwd program.
cracklib-2.7-redhat.patch.bz2
cracklib-words-2.10.4.gz
cracklib.spec
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cracklib: A password-checking library
CrackLib tests passwords to determine whether they match certain security-oriented characteristics.You can use CrackLib to stop users from choosing passwords which would be easy to guess.
CrackLib performs certain tests:
* It tries to generate words from a username and gecos entry and checks those words against the password;
* It checks for simplistic patterns in passwords;
* It checks for the password in a dictionary.
CrackLib is actually a library containing a particular C function which is used to check the password, as well as other C functions.
CrackLib is not a replacement for a passwd program; it must be used in conjunction with an existing passwd program.
| Name: | cracklib |
| Release: | 2.10.4-1mamba |
| Group: | System/Libraries |
| Maintainer: | silvan |
| License: | Artistic |
| Size: | 5.90 MB |
| Upstream URL: | https://sourceforge.net/projects/cracklib/ |
| Build time: | 2026-10-29 01:10:10 |
Source files
cracklib-2.10.4.tar.bz2cracklib-2.7-redhat.patch.bz2
cracklib-words-2.10.4.gz
cracklib.spec
Binary packages and requirements
| x86_64 | aarch64 | i586 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built RPMS | cracklib-debug libcrack libcrack-devel libcrack-dicts python-cracklib | cracklib-debug libcrack libcrack-devel libcrack-dicts python-cracklib | cracklib-debug libcrack libcrack-devel libcrack-dicts python-cracklib |
| Build requirements | glibc-devel [1] libpython314-devel [1] libz-devel [1] | glibc-devel [1] libpython314-devel [1] libz-devel [1] | glibc-devel [1] libpython314-devel [1] libz-devel [1] |
History of changes
| Date | Packager | Release | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-29 | autodist | 2.10.4-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2026-10-28 | autodist | 2.10.3-2mamba | - automatic rebuild by autodist |
| 2024-12-24 | autodist | 2.10.3-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2024-08-04 | autodist | 2.10.2-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2024-07-27 | autodist | 2.10.1-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2024-07-21 | autodist | 2.10.0-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2023-04-03 | autodist | 2.9.11-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2023-03-18 | autodist | 2.9.10-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2022-09-04 | autodist | 2.9.8-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2021-08-10 | silvan | 2.9.7-2mamba | - rebuilt with fixes |