password script puzzle!!

[RachelUK]

Hi Everyone!

I want to write a script that can be used to test the suitability of user passwords. The script should suggest (based on the initial user password suggestion given by the user) a suitable alternative required.

I just dont know how to tackle it. I dont want it to be huge, just enough to do the job.

Any suggestion?

Thanks in advance for any help!

[jasonlambert]

There is a C programming libary called "cracklib" which is able to do exactly that, but you would need to know a little C to write a stub program to read a password and pass it to the libary.

Is that a feasable option?