This may be too simple for some, but I just came across this library while trying to make users choose stronger password when applying for services; e.g email, intranet login, etc

Get python-crack at http://www.nongnu.org/python-crack/

Alternate download site is the ones that worked. The other two locations doesn't work.

To install, do the following (for FC and RH based distros)::

• unpack the tar ball
• cd python-crack-0.5
• export DEFAULT_DICTPATH=/path/to/your/cracklib (I use /usr/lib/cracklib_dict )
• ./configure;make;make install

That's about it.

I wrote a simple script and added a Zope External Method that links to said script.

Now users need to supply strong password to actually get through the registration process.

python-crack documentation is at http://www.nongnu.org/python-crack/doc