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.\" This file was generated by (a slightly modified) kdemangen.pl and edited by hand
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.TH KCHECKPASS 1 "June 2006" "K Desktop Environment" "authentication software"
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.SH NAME
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kcheckpass
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\- The KCheckPass authentication software
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBkcheckpass\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fBKCheckPass\fP is KDE's authentication program. It is meant to be
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used by any software in need of user authentication, most
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notably screensavers.
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.sp 1
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It enhances security be the following means:
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.IP " \-"
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It's only a small program, which is hopefully simple enough to
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allow it to be SUID root. Setting it to SUID root is necessary
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on Shadow Password systems.
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.IP " \-"
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No other program in need of user authentication, must be
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SUID root.
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.IP " \-"
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It provides a single implementation to check passwords. So one only must take a closer look at \fBKCheckPass\fP to ensure password security. It's much easier for programs using \fBKCheckPass\fP to preserve security.
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.PP
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\fBTechnique:\fP
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.sp 1
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\fBKCheckPass\fP is a simple password checker. Just invoke and send it the password on stdin.
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.sp 1
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If the password was accepted, the program exits with 0;
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if it was rejected, it exits with 1. Any other exit code signals an error.
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.SH AUTHORS
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.nf
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Olaf Kirch <okir@caldera.de>
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Christian Esken <esken@kde.org>
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Oswald Buddenhagen <ossi@kde.org>
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Please use http://bugs.kde.org to report bugs; do not mail the authors directly.
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.PP
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This manual page was written by Holger Hartmann <Holger_Hartmann@gmx.de> for the Debian Project, but may be used by others. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.
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On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common\-licenses/GPL.
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