| PAM_PASSWDQC(8) | System Manager's Manual | PAM_PASSWDQC(8) |
pam_passwdqc —
Password quality-control PAM module
[service-name] module-type control-flag pam_passwdqc [options]
The pam_passwdqc module is a simple
password strength checking module for PAM. In addition to checking regular
passwords, it offers support for passphrases and can provide randomly
generated ones.
The pam_passwdqc module provides
functionality for only one PAM management group: password changing. In terms
of the module-type parameter, this is the
“password” feature.
The
pam_chauthtok()
service function may ask the user for a new password, and verify that it
meets certain minimum standards. If the chosen password is unsatisfactory,
the service function returns PAM_AUTHTOK_ERR.
The set of options that may be passed to the module is exactly the same as the set of options that may be specified in the /etc/passwdqc.conf file. These options are described in passwdqc.conf(5).
pam.conf(5), passwdqc.conf(5), pam(8).
http://www.openwall.com/passwdqc/
The pam_passwdqc module was written for
Openwall GNU/*/Linux by Solar Designer ⟨solar
at openwall.com⟩. This manual page was written for the
FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and NAI Labs, the
Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR
contract N66001-01-C-8035 (“CBOSS”), as part of the DARPA
CHATS research program. It has since been revised, most importantly to refer
to passwdqc.conf(5) instead of describing the options
right on this page.
| March 13, 2010 | Openwall Project |