pam_passwdqc vs pam_cracklib
Spencer R. Shimko
sshimko at tresys.com
Fri Sep 28 13:27:25 UTC 2012
Is anyone strongly bound to pam_cracklib? The reason I ask is that the prose and OVAL checks are currently written for pam_cracklib. pam_cracklib doesn't enforce complexity requirements on UID 0. pam_passwdqc can enforce password complexity requirements on root with the "enforce=everyone" option. Many requirement sets do not differentiate between privilege users and unprivileged users in the I&A sections. As a result I'd like to switch to passwdqc. Unless there is opposition we'll put together a patch to make the switch.
Thanks,
--Spencer
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