PAM_PASSWDQC(8) 					    BSD System Manager's Manual 					   PAM_PASSWDQC(8)

NAME

     pam_passwdqc -- Password quality-control PAM module

SYNOPSIS

     [service-name] module-type control-flag pam_passwdqc [options]

DESCRIPTION

     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).

SEE ALSO

     pam.conf(5), passwdqc.conf(5), pam(8).

     http://www.openwall.com/passwdqc/

AUTHORS

     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.

Openwall Project						  March 13, 2010						  Openwall Project