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Red Hat Linux: passwd

From: "ALBEE,RUSSELL. S FC2 (CV63 CS5)" <ALBEER () kitty-hawk navy mil>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 05:50:25 +0900

How does passwd determine if a password is based off a dictionary word or
not?  Is there a file somewhere it references, a dictionary built into the
code, or a algorithim it uses to check the password?

Thanks,

Russell

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