pw-inspector (1) Linux Manual Page
NAME
pw-inspector – A tool to reduce the password list
SYNOPSIS
pw-inspector [-i FILE] [-o FILE] [-m MINLEN] [-M MAXLEN] [-c MINSETS] -l -u -n -p -s
DESCRIPTION
PW-Inspector reads passwords in and prints those which meet the requirements. The return code is the number of valid passwords found, 0 if none was found. Use for security: check passwords, if 0 is returned, reject password choice. Use for hacking: trim your dictionary file to the pw requirements of the target. Usage only allowed for legal purposes.
OPTIONS
-i FILE- file to read passwords from (default: stdin)
-o FILE- file to write valid passwords to (default: stdout)
-m MINLEN- minimum length of a valid password
-M MAXLEN- maximum length of a valid password
-c MINSETS- the minimum number of sets required (default: all given)
-h, –help- Show summary of options.
SETS
-l- lowcase characters (a,b,c,d, etc.)
-u- upcase characters (A,B,C,D, etc.)
-n- numbers (1,2,3,4, etc.)
-p- printable characters (which are not -l/-n/-p, e.g. $,!,/,(,*, etc.)
-s - special characters – all others not withint the sets above
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
hydra was written by van Hauser / THC <vh [at] thc.org> and co-maintained by David Maciejak <david.maciejak [at] gmail.com>.
This manual page was written by Daniel Echeverry <epsilon77 [at] gmail.com>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).