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1. nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 04-Oct-2024 04:59:04 JST nixCraft 🐧

   Check your password strength at the #Linux CLI easily:

   echo "password" | cracklib-check
   echo -n "password" | cracklib-check

   FYI see https://www.cyberciti.biz/security/linux-password-strength-checker/ this page for more info.

   • Hunterrules0_o (hunterrules0_o@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 04-Oct-2024 05:22:14 JST Hunterrules0_o

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     @nixCraft dont ever use this shit to guess a password

   • Atanas (atanase@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 04-Oct-2024 05:27:46 JST Atanas

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     @nixCraft What criteria does this utility use? It seems to like 8 random characters, even 6 (5 "is too short"). Not good in today's environment.

   • CrazyBobcat (crazybobcat@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Oct-2024 13:23:13 JST CrazyBobcat

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     @nixCraft aww, using root as the root password isn’t advised.