# 使用 Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper 安装 cracklib

查看 cracklib 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:cracklib
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install cracklib
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install cracklib
```

  证据: MacPorts ports tree: security/cracklib/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add cracklib
```

  证据: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cracklib from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install cracklib
```

  证据: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cracklib from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#cracklib
```

  证据: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cr/cracklib/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S cracklib
```

  证据: Arch Linux sync databases: cracklib from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install cracklib
```

  证据: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cracklib from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:cracklib
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **版本:** 2.10.3
- **来源摘要:** LibCrack password checking library
- **主页:** <https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib>
- **仓库:** <https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib>
- **最后更新:** 2026-07-31T08:47:01+01:00
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 可执行文件

- cracklib-check (别名)
- cracklib-format (别名)
- cracklib-packer (别名)
- cracklib-unpacker (别名)
- cracklib-update (别名)
- create-cracklib-dict (别名)

## 安装行为

- Bottle: 不可用

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-03
- 管理器版本: 2.10.3
## 项目历史与用法

CrackLib is a password-checking library and dictionary toolchain used to reject weak passwords before they are accepted by account-management software.

### 项目历史

The current upstream repository describes the project as the CrackLib library and dictionaries, with source code under `src` and scripts plus content for building a full-size password dictionary under `words`.

### 采用历史

CrackLib became package-manager infrastructure rather than an end-user novelty. In the input package metadata it appears across Alpine, Homebrew, Fedora-style dnf, MacPorts, Nix, Arch pacman, and openSUSE zypper, reflecting its long role as a reusable system security component.

### 使用方式

The package ships command-line helpers such as `cracklib-check`, `cracklib-format`, `cracklib-packer`, `cracklib-unpacker`, `cracklib-update`, and `create-cracklib-dict`, alongside the library used by password policy integrations.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

CrackLib matters to package nerds because it is shared security plumbing: distributions can package the library, dictionary builder, and utilities once, then let login stacks, account tools, and local policy scripts reuse the same weak-password checks.

### 时间线

- 2019: The upstream repository recorded tag-mapping problems after a SourceForge migration.
- 2024: The GitHub releases page listed the 2.10.x release line.

### Related projects

- CrackLib is commonly adjacent to PAM and distribution password-policy tooling, although the upstream repository itself focuses on the library, dictionaries, and helper programs.

### 来源

- <https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib#readme>
- <https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib/blob/main/historical-tags-before-cleanup.txt>
- <https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib/releases>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cracklib>


## 安全说明

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger 风险:** 绿色 / 低
- library-like package without higher-risk signals

## 其他软件包管理器记录

- Nix - cracklib: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cr/cracklib/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - cracklib - 2.10.3-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cracklib from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library used to enforce strong passwords | https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
- apk - cracklib-dev - 2.10.3-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cracklib-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library used to enforce strong passwords (development files) | https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
- apk - cracklib-doc - 2.10.3-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cracklib-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library used to enforce strong passwords (documentation) | https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
- apk - cracklib-words - 2.10.3-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cracklib-words from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Large list of words for crack/cracklib | https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
- apk - py3-cracklib - 2.10.3-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: py3-cracklib from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library used to enforce strong passwords (python module) | https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
- apk - py3-cracklib-pyc - 2.10.3-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: py3-cracklib-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for py3-cracklib | https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
- dnf - cracklib - 2.10.3-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cracklib from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | A password-checking library | https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
- dnf - cracklib-devel - 2.10.3-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cracklib-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Development files needed for building applications which use cracklib | https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
- dnf - cracklib-dicts - 2.10.3-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cracklib-dicts from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | The standard CrackLib dictionaries | https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
- pacman - cracklib - 2.10.3-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: cracklib from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz | Password Checking Library | https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
- zypper - cracklib - 2.9.11-1.10: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cracklib from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Library to crack passwords using dictionaries | https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
- zypper - cracklib-devel - 2.9.11-1.10: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cracklib-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Header files and libraries for developing apps which will use CrackLib | https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
- zypper - cracklib-devel-32bit - 2.9.11-1.10: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cracklib-devel-32bit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Header files and libraries for developing apps which will use CrackLib | https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
- zypper - cracklib-dict-small - 2.9.11-1.10: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cracklib-dict-small from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Small dictionary for cracklib, a password checking library | https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
- zypper - libcrack2 - 2.9.11-1.10: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libcrack2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Library to crack passwords using dictionaries | https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cracklib.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/cracklib.yml)


## 来源

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
