From d541a7d09857327f5fcfa9d3ede3374d866ec0f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nathan Neulinger Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 02:51:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] added info about where to get wordlists git-svn-id: file:///tmp/cracklib-svn/trunk@5 4175fe1e-86d5-4fdc-8e6a-506fab9d8533 --- cracklib/Makefile.am | 1 + cracklib/README-WORDS | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+) create mode 100644 cracklib/README-WORDS diff --git a/cracklib/Makefile.am b/cracklib/Makefile.am index 3968349..dbf112b 100644 --- a/cracklib/Makefile.am +++ b/cracklib/Makefile.am @@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \ autogen.sh \ cracklib.spec \ README-DAWG \ + README-WORDS \ test-data diff --git a/cracklib/README-WORDS b/cracklib/README-WORDS new file mode 100644 index 0000000..aa1c04e --- /dev/null +++ b/cracklib/README-WORDS @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +A tiny example wordlist is included with the cracklib package +itself. A very large dictionary suitable for use with cracklib +is also available from the cracklib sourceforge download page. + +Other sources for word lists include: + + http://wordlist.sourceforge.net/ + + http://www.openwall.com/wordlists/ + +Please note, the licenses on some of those word lists are +restrictive, so please read the licenses before redistributing them. +The cracklib-words distribution from the cracklib sourceforge +project page has been built solely from word lists previously +distributed with cracklib or crack packages and/or public +domain word lists. + +For best results, supply cracklib with as large a wordlist as you +have available to you - blackhats brute forcing passwords have those +same lists, might as well use it to benefit your security. + -- 2.40.0