Re: [cobalt-users] Password Checker for RaQ Users

[elmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

On Sun, 25 Feb 2001, Craig Napier wrote:

} The other day (or so I think) - I thought I came across a post where someone
} described a program (they had installed) that checked users passwords to
} make sure the passwords weren't something too simple (e.g., bob1). If the
} program cracked the password and gained access to the account, it emailed
} the user and asked them to tighten their security (or something like that).
} It did a few other things that sounded of value, but I can *not* find that
} post to save my life...

Hi Craig,

	That was my post. I run "John The Ripper" on all our servers
every night from cron. Right after my first install I searched the
net for a couple of days and grabbed a copy of every password list I
could find. You can find it at the following URL:
	http://www.openwall.com/john/

	(search John the Ripper - without quotes on Freshmeat.net in
the event I made a typo).

	It's an easy install and I've got it running on RAQ2, 3 and
4s without as much as a hitch.