How to Install libpam-pwquality in Ubuntu 18.04



Install libpam-pwquality by entering the following commands in the terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install libpam-pwquality

Description:

PAM module to check password strength

libpwquality's purpose is to provide common functions for password quality checking and also scoring them based on their apparent randomness. The library also provides a function for generating random passwords with good pronounceability. . This module can be plugged into the password stack of a given service to provide some plug-in strength-checking for passwords. The code was originaly based on pam_cracklib module and the module is backwards compatible with its options.

Homepage: https://github.com/libpwquality/libpwquality

Version: 1.4.0-2

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