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<sect1 id="cracklib" xreflabel="cracklib-&cracklib-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="cracklib.html"?>
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="cracklib.html"?>
<title>cracklib-&cracklib-version;</title>
<title>Cracklib-&cracklib-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="cracklib">
<primary sortas="a-Cracklib">Cracklib</primary></indexterm>
<primary sortas="a-Cracklib">Cracklib</primary>
</indexterm>
<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>cracklib</application></title>
<sect2 role="package">
<title>Introduction to Cracklib</title>
<para>The <application>cracklib</application> package contains a library used
to enforce strong passwords by comparing user selected passwords to words in a
chosen wordlist.</para>
<para>The <application>cracklib</application> package contains a
library used to enforce strong passwords by comparing user selected
passwords to words in a chosen wordlist.</para>
<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
<itemizedlist spacing="compact">
<listitem>
<para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&cracklib-download-http;"/></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&cracklib-download-ftp;"/></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Download MD5 sum (HTTP): &cracklib-http-md5sum;</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Download MD5 sum (FTP): &cracklib-ftp-md5sum;</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Download size: &cracklib-size;</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Estimated disk space required: &cracklib-buildsize;</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Estimated build time: &cracklib-time;</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&cracklib-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&cracklib-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum (HTTP):
&cracklib-http-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum (FTP):
&cracklib-ftp-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &cracklib-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required (with cracklib wordlist):
&cracklib-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&cracklib-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>
<sect3><title>Additional downloads</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Required Patch: <ulink
url="&patch-root;/cracklib,&cracklib-version;-blfs-1.patch"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Recommended Patch: <ulink
<listitem>
<para>Required Patch: <ulink
url="&patch-root;/cracklib,&cracklib-version;-blfs-1.patch"/></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Recommended Patch: <ulink
url="&patch-root;/cracklib,&cracklib-version;-heimdal-1.patch"/></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>You will also need to download a wordlist for use with
<application>cracklib</application>. There are two wordlists to choose from at
the following location. Use the <filename>cracklib</filename> word list for
good security, or opt for the <filename>allwords</filename> word list for
lightweight machines short on <acronym>RAM</acronym>. You can of course choose
<application>cracklib</application>. There are two wordlists
to choose from at the following location. Use the
<filename>cracklib</filename> word list for good security, or
opt for the <filename>allwords</filename> word list for
lightweight machines short on RAM. You can of course choose
any other word list that you have at your disposal.</para>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>cracklib (&crackdict-size;) at <ulink
url="http://www.cotse.com/tools/wordlists.htm"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>allwords (&alldict-size;) at <ulink
url="http://www.cotse.com/tools/wordlists.htm"/></para></listitem>
<listitem>
<para>cracklib (&crackdict-size;) at <ulink
url="http://www.cotse.com/tools/wordlists.htm"/></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>allwords (&alldict-size;) at <ulink
url="http://www.cotse.com/tools/wordlists.htm"/></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect3>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>cracklib</application></title>
<sect2 role="installation">
<title>Installation of Cracklib</title>
<para>First, as the root user, install the chosen word list for
<para>First, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
user, install the chosen word list for
<application>cracklib</application>:</para>
<screen><userinput role='root'><command>install -v -d -m755 /usr/share/dict &amp;&amp;
<screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -d -m755 /usr/share/dict &amp;&amp;
install -v -m644 ../<replaceable>[wordlist]</replaceable> /usr/share/dict &amp;&amp;
ln -v -sf <replaceable>[wordlist]</replaceable> /usr/share/dict/words &amp;&amp;
echo $(hostname) >> /usr/share/dict/extra.words</command></userinput></screen>
echo $(hostname) >> /usr/share/dict/extra.words</userinput></screen>
<para>The wordlist is linked to <filename>/usr/share/dict/words</filename> as
historically, <filename>words</filename> is the primary wordlist in the
<filename class="directory">/usr/share/dict</filename> directory. Additionally,
the value of <command>hostname</command> is echoed to a file called
<filename>extra.words</filename>. This extra file is intended to be a site
specific list which includes easy to guess passwords such as company or
department names, user's names, product names, computer names, domain names,
etc.</para>
<para>The wordlist is linked to <filename>/usr/share/dict/words</filename>
as historically, <filename>words</filename> is the primary wordlist in the
<filename class="directory">/usr/share/dict</filename> directory.
Additionally, the value of <command>hostname</command> is echoed to a file
called <filename>extra.words</filename>. This extra file is intended to be
a site specific list which includes easy to guess passwords such as company
or department names, user's names, product names, computer names, domain
names, etc.</para>
<para>Now apply the <acronym>BLFS</acronym> patch:</para>
<para>Now apply the BLFS patch:</para>
<screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../cracklib,&cracklib-version;-blfs-1.patch</command></userinput></screen>
<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../cracklib,&cracklib-version;-blfs-1.patch</userinput></screen>
<para>If necessary, apply the <application>Heimdal</application> patch:</para>
<para>If necessary, apply the <application>Heimdal</application>
patch:</para>
<screen><userinput><command>cp -R cracklib cracklib_krb5 &amp;&amp;
patch -Np1 -i ../cracklib,&cracklib-version;-heimdal-1.patch</command></userinput></screen>
<screen><userinput>cp -R cracklib cracklib_krb5 &amp;&amp;
patch -Np1 -i ../cracklib,&cracklib-version;-heimdal-1.patch</userinput></screen>
<para>Finally, as the root user, build and install the package:</para>
<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install &amp;&amp;
<para>Finally, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
user, build and install the package:</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>make install &amp;&amp;
rm -v /lib/libcrack.so &amp;&amp;
ln -v -sf ../../lib/libcrack.so.2.7 /usr/lib/libcrack.so</command></userinput></screen>
ln -v -sf ../../lib/libcrack.so.2.7 /usr/lib/libcrack.so</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>
<sect2 role="commands">
<title>Command Explanations</title>
<para><command>rm -v /lib/libcrack.so; ln -v -sf ...
/usr/lib/libcrack.so</command>: These two commands move the
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</sect2>
<sect2>
<sect2 role="content">
<title>Contents</title>
<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>
<seglistitem>
<seg>create-cracklib-dict, mkdict and packer</seg>
<seg>create-cracklib-dict, mkdict, and packer</seg>
<seg>libcrack.so and optionally, libcrack_krb5.so</seg>
<seg>/usr/share/dict</seg>
</seglistitem>
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<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
<varlistentry id="libcrack">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>libcrack.so</filename></term>
<listitem><para> libraries provide a fast dictionary lookup method for strong
<listitem>
<para>provide a fast dictionary lookup method for strong
password enforcement.</para>
<indexterm zone="cracklib libcrack">
<primary sortas="c-libcrack">libcrack.so</primary></indexterm>
<primary sortas="c-libcrack">libcrack.so</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>