passwdqc - password/passphrase strength checking and enforcement passwdqc is a password/passphrase strength checking and policy enforcement toolset, command-line programs (pwqcheck and pwqgen), and a library (libpasswdqc). pwqcheck and pwqgen are standalone password/passphrase strength checking and random passphrase generator programs, respectively, which are usable from scripts. pam_passwdqc is a simple password strength checking module for PAM-aware password changing programs, such as passwd(1). libpasswdqc is the underlying library, which may also be used from third-party programs. To enable pam_passwdqc in Slackware you need to replace any other password strength checking PAM modules like pam_pwquality.so in /etc/pam.d/system-auth with the following line: password requisite pam_passwdqc.so