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5 kx cracklib: cracklib @VERSION@ (password-quality library)
5 kx cracklib:
5 kx cracklib: CrackLib tests passwords to determine whether they match certain
5 kx cracklib: security-oriented characteristics, with the purpose of stopping
5 kx cracklib: users from choosing passwords that are easy to guess. CrackLib
5 kx cracklib: performs several tests on passwords: it tries to generate words
5 kx cracklib: from a username and gecos entry and checks those words against the
5 kx cracklib: password; it checks for simplistic patterns in passwords; and it
5 kx cracklib: checks for the password in a dictionary.
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