From f97d55b623cd851283a42b9807292ce751029218 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Andrew G. Morgan" <morgan@kernel.org>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 22:54:05 +0000
Subject: Relevant BUGIDs: 413162

Purpose of commit: new feature

Commit summary:
---------------
pam_cracklib enhancements to make use of negative limits.
Werner Puschitz gets brownie points for submitting documentation to
match!
---
 CHANGELOG                           |   5 +-
 doc/modules/pam_cracklib.sgml       |  57 +++++++++++++++---
 modules/pam_cracklib/pam_cracklib.c | 111 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 3 files changed, 118 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 8308853d..b4956813 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@ bug report - outstanding bugs are listed here:
 0.76: please submit patches for this section with actual code/doc
       patches!
 
+* made a pam_cracklib enhancement to interpret -ve limits in a
+  sensible fashion contributed by Werner Puschitz (Bug 413162 -
+  agmorgan)
 * another fix for the latest number of rlimits available to pam_limits
-(Bug 424060 - agmorgan)
+  (Bug 424060 - agmorgan)
 * removed stale link from pam_pwdb documentation (Bug 433460 - agmorgan)
 * pam_appl.sgml change - more discussion of choosing a service name
   (Bug 417512 - agmorgan)
diff --git a/doc/modules/pam_cracklib.sgml b/doc/modules/pam_cracklib.sgml
index 97b284de..061a8a21 100644
--- a/doc/modules/pam_cracklib.sgml
+++ b/doc/modules/pam_cracklib.sgml
@@ -169,8 +169,9 @@ are different then the new password will be accepted anyway.
 
 <item> <tt/minlen=N/ -
 
-The minimum acceptable size for the new password plus one.  In
-addition to the number of characters in the new password, credit (of
+The minimum acceptable size for the new password (plus one if credits 
+are not disabled which is the default).
+In addition to the number of characters in the new password, credit (of
 +1 in length) is given for each different kind of character (<em>other,
 upper, lower</em> and <em/digit/).  The default for this parameter is
 9 which is good for a old style UNIX password all of the same type of
@@ -184,34 +185,39 @@ the crack library and then recompile this module.
 
 <item> <tt/dcredit=N/ -
 
-This is the maximum credit for having digits in the new password. If
+(N >= 0) This is the maximum credit for having digits in the new password. If
 you have less than or <tt/N/ digits, each digit will count +1 towards
 meeting the current <tt/minlen/ value.  The default for <tt/dcredit/
 is 1 which is the recommended value for <tt/minlen/ less than 10.
+(N < 0) This is the minimum number of digits that must be met for a new 
+password.
 
 <item> <tt/ucredit=N/ -
 
-This is the maximum credit for having upper case letters in the new
+(N >= 0) This is the maximum credit for having upper case letters in the new
 password.  If you have less than or <tt/N/ upper case letters each
 letter will count +1 towards meeting the current <tt/minlen/ value.
 The default for <tt/ucredit/ is 1 which is the recommended value for
-<tt/minlen/ less than 10.
+<tt/minlen/ less than 10. (N < 0) This is the minimum number of upper 
+case letters that must be met for a new password.
 
 <item> <tt/lcredit=N/ -
 
-This is the maximum credit for having lower case letters in the new
+(N >= 0) This is the maximum credit for having lower case letters in the new
 password.  If you have less than or <tt/N/ lower case letters, each
 letter will count +1 towards meeting the current <tt/minlen/ value.
 The default for <tt/lcredit/ is 1 which is the recommended value for
-<tt/minlen/ less than 10.
+<tt/minlen/ less than 10. (N < 0) This is the minimum number of lower 
+case letters that must be met for a new password.
 
 <item> <tt/ocredit=N/ -
 
-This is the maximum credit for having other characters in the new
+(N >= 0) This is the maximum credit for having other characters in the new
 password.  If you have less than or <tt/N/ other characters, each
 character will count +1 towards meeting the current <tt/minlen/ value.
 The default for <tt/ocredit/ is 1 which is the recommended value for
-<tt/minlen/ less than 10.
+<tt/minlen/ less than 10. (N < 0) This is the minimum number of other 
+characters that must be met for a new password.
 
 <item> <tt/use_authtok/ -
 
@@ -258,6 +264,39 @@ password  required pam_pwdb.so use_authtok nullok md5
 </verb>
 </tscreen>
 
+<p>
+And here is another example in case you don't want to use credits:
+<tscreen>
+<verb>
+#%PAM-1.0
+#
+# These lines require the user to select a password with a minimum
+# length of 8 and with at least 1 digit number, 1 upper case letter,
+# and 1 other character
+#
+password  required pam_cracklib.so \
+               dcredit=-1 ucredit=-1 ocredit=-1 lcredit=0 minlen=8
+password  required pam_pwdb.so use_authtok nullok md5
+</verb>
+</tscreen>
+
+<p>
+In this example we simply say that the password must have a minimum 
+length of 8:
+<tscreen>
+<verb>
+#%PAM-1.0
+#
+# These lines require the user to select a password with a mimimum
+# length of 8. He gets no credits and he is not forced to use
+# digit numbers, upper case letters etc.
+#
+password  required pam_cracklib.so \
+               dcredit=0 ucredit=0 ocredit=0 lcredit=0 minlen=8
+password  required pam_pwdb.so use_authtok nullok md5
+</verb>
+</tscreen>
+
 </descrip>
 
 <!--
diff --git a/modules/pam_cracklib/pam_cracklib.c b/modules/pam_cracklib/pam_cracklib.c
index 07725db7..1277619e 100644
--- a/modules/pam_cracklib/pam_cracklib.c
+++ b/modules/pam_cracklib/pam_cracklib.c
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-/* pam_cracklib module */
+/*
+ * pam_cracklib module
+ * $Id$
+ */
 
 /*
+ * 0.86.  added support for setting minimum numbers of digits, uppers,
+ *        lowers, and others
  * 0.85.  added six new options to use this with long passwords.
  * 0.8. tidied output and improved D(()) usage for debugging.
  * 0.7. added support for more obscure checks for new passwd.
@@ -142,19 +147,19 @@ static int _pam_parse(struct cracklib_options *opt, int argc, const char **argv)
 		 opt->min_length = CO_MIN_LENGTH_BASE;
 	 } else if (!strncmp(*argv,"dcredit=",8)) {
 	     opt->dig_credit = strtol(*argv+8,&ep,10);
-	     if (!ep || (opt->dig_credit < 0))
+	     if (!ep)
 		 opt->dig_credit = 0;
 	 } else if (!strncmp(*argv,"ucredit=",8)) {
 	     opt->up_credit = strtol(*argv+8,&ep,10);
-	     if (!ep || (opt->up_credit < 0))
+	     if (!ep)
 		 opt->up_credit = 0;
 	 } else if (!strncmp(*argv,"lcredit=",8)) {
 	     opt->low_credit = strtol(*argv+8,&ep,10);
-	     if (!ep || (opt->low_credit < 0))
+	     if (!ep)
 		 opt->low_credit = 0;
 	 } else if (!strncmp(*argv,"ocredit=",8)) {
 	     opt->oth_credit = strtol(*argv+8,&ep,10);
-	     if (!ep || (opt->oth_credit < 0))
+	     if (!ep)
 		 opt->oth_credit = 0;
 	 } else if (!strncmp(*argv,"use_authtok",11)) {
 		 opt->use_authtok = 1;
@@ -268,54 +273,70 @@ static int similar(struct cracklib_options *opt,
  */
 static int simple(struct cracklib_options *opt, const char *old, const char *new)
 {
-	int	digits = 0;
-	int	uppers = 0;
-	int	lowers = 0;
-	int	others = 0;
-	int	size;
-	int	i;
-
-	for (i = 0;new[i];i++) {
-		if (isdigit (new[i]))
-			digits++;
-		else if (isupper (new[i]))
-			uppers++;
-		else if (islower (new[i]))
-			lowers++;
-		else
-			others++;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * The scam was this - a password of only one character type
-	 * must be 8 letters long.  Two types, 7, and so on.
-	 * This is now changed, the base size and the credits or defaults
-	 * see the docs on the module for info on these parameters, the
-	 * defaults cause the effect to be the same as before the change
-	 */
+    int	digits = 0;
+    int	uppers = 0;
+    int	lowers = 0;
+    int	others = 0;
+    int	size;
+    int	i;
+
+    for (i = 0;new[i];i++) {
+	if (isdigit (new[i]))
+	    digits++;
+	else if (isupper (new[i]))
+	    uppers++;
+	else if (islower (new[i]))
+	    lowers++;
+	else
+	    others++;
+    }
 
- 	if (digits > opt->dig_credit)
-	    digits = opt->dig_credit;
+    /*
+     * The scam was this - a password of only one character type
+     * must be 8 letters long.  Two types, 7, and so on.
+     * This is now changed, the base size and the credits or defaults
+     * see the docs on the module for info on these parameters, the
+     * defaults cause the effect to be the same as before the change
+     */
 
- 	if (uppers > opt->up_credit)
-	    uppers = opt->up_credit;
+    if ((opt->dig_credit >= 0) && (digits > opt->dig_credit))
+	digits = opt->dig_credit;
 
- 	if (lowers > opt->low_credit)
-	    lowers = opt->low_credit;
+    if ((opt->up_credit >= 0) && (uppers > opt->up_credit))
+	uppers = opt->up_credit;
 
- 	if (others > opt->oth_credit)
-	    others = opt->oth_credit;
+    if ((opt->low_credit >= 0) && (lowers > opt->low_credit))
+	lowers = opt->low_credit;
 
- 	size = opt->min_length;
- 	size -= digits;
- 	size -= uppers;
- 	size -= lowers;
- 	size -= others;
+    if ((opt->oth_credit >= 0) && (others > opt->oth_credit))
+	others = opt->oth_credit;
 
-	if (size <= i)
-		return 0;
+    size = opt->min_length;
 
+    if (opt->dig_credit >= 0)
+	size -= digits;
+    else if (digits < opt->dig_credit * -1)
 	return 1;
+ 
+    if (opt->up_credit >= 0)
+	size -= uppers;
+    else if (uppers < opt->up_credit * -1)
+	return 1;
+ 
+    if (opt->low_credit >= 0)
+	size -= lowers;
+    else if (lowers < opt->low_credit * -1)
+	return 1;
+ 
+    if (opt->oth_credit >= 0)
+	size -= others;
+    else if (others < opt->oth_credit * -1)
+	return 1;
+
+    if (size <= i)
+	return 0;
+
+    return 1;
 }
 
 static char * str_lower(char *string)
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