1 This copy of CrackLib is based on the 2.7 release by Alec Muffett. The
2 following modifications have been made:
4 * Require more different characters in the password.
5 * Strengthen the prefix and suffix rules for longer passwords.
6 * Remove checks against the user's GECOS entry.
7 * Don't exit on failure to open the database.
8 * Improve the search algorithm in FindPW somewhat.
9 * Don't segfault on corrupt dictionaries.
10 * Fixed the data format output by packer to properly pad the end.
11 * Add ANSI C prototypes for all functions and mark const variables.
12 * Remove unused functions.
13 * Various compilation warning and portability fixes.
15 Below is the original changelog for CrackLib:
17 v2.7 mkdict/tr problem eliminated;
18 misc fixes suggested by Andrey Savochkin <saw@msu.ru> (with thanks)
19 v2.6 buffer overflow problems addressed - 1st attempt
20 permutations of fascist deconstructors fixed/enhanced
21 v2.5 added decent info to the "shadow" directory patches.
22 v2.4 forwarded to ch & jfh3 for beta testing/comments
23 v2.3- internal beta test versions