Bug#138631: RFP: pam_passwdqc -- a pam_cracklib replacement
Package: wnpp
Version: N/A; reported 2002-03-16
Severity: wishlist
* Package name : pam_passwdqc
Version : 0.4
Upstream : http://www.openwall.com/passwdqc/
pam_passwdqc is a replacement for the pam_cracklib module.
>From the readme:
> pam_passwdqc is a simple password strength checking module for
> PAM-aware password changing programs, such as passwd(1). In addition
> to checking regular passwords, it offers support for passphrases and
> can provide randomly generated passwords. All features are optional
> and can be (re-)configured without rebuilding.
The licence:
> You're allowed to do whatever you like with this software (including
> re-distribution in source and/or binary form, with or without
> modification), provided that credit is given where it is due and any
> modified versions are marked as such. There's absolutely no warranty.
>
> Note that you don't have to re-distribute this software under these
> same relaxed terms. In particular, you're free to place modified
> versions under (L)GPL, thus disallowing further re-distribution in
> binary-only form.
-- System Information
Debian Release: 3.0
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux kalypso 2.4.17 #1 ma feb 18 15:08:50 CET 2002 i686
Locale: LANG=en_GB, LC_CTYPE=nl_NL@euro
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