pwqgen(1) [debian man page]

PWQGEN(1)						    BSD General Commands Manual 						 PWQGEN(1)

NAME

     pwqgen -- Generate quality controllable random passphrase

SYNOPSIS

     pwqgen [options]

DESCRIPTION

     The pwqgen program generates a random passphrase using the libpasswdqc library.  Strength of the generated passphrase depends on the amount
     of randomness read from /dev/urandom.

OPTIONS

     random=N
	     (default: random=47) The size of randomly-generated passphrase in bits (26 to 81).

     config=FILE
	     Load config FILE in the passwdqc.conf format.  This file may define any options described in passwdqc.conf(5), but only the random
	     and config options are honored by pwqgen.

     --version
	     Output pwqgen program version and exit.

     -h, --help
	     Output pwqgen help text and exit.

EXIT STATUS

     pwqgen exits with non-zero status when it encounters invalid config file, invalid option, invalid parameter value, when it fails to obtain
     enough randomness, and in any case when it fails to generate a passphrase.

FILES

     /etc/passwdqc.conf.

SEE ALSO

     pwqcheck(1), urandom(4), passwdqc.conf(5), pam_passwdqc(8).

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

AUTHORS

     The pam_passwdqc module was written for Openwall GNU/*/Linux by Solar Designer.  The pwqgen program was originally written for ALT
     GNU/*/Linux by Dmitry V. Levin, indirectly reusing code from pam_passwdqc (via libpasswdqc).  This manual page was written for Openwall
     GNU/*/Linux by Dmitry V. Levin.

Openwall Project						  March 13, 2010						  Openwall Project

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