I don't like passwdqc.

So I'm a Linux user, right? I've reinstalled Gentoo Linux over the past few months, and one thing in the setup struck out to me: Why the heck is there password quality control enabled by default? Well, there's a service enabled by default, called passwdqc. If you need insecure passwords, I'd recommend to loosen its' configuration to allow for them.

sys-auth/passwdqc

The configuration file

The location of it is /etc/security/passwdqc.conf (atleast on Gentoo).

online manual for passwdqc.conf

If you're lazy or just want a setup that works, here's the least restrictive configuration:

min=0,0,0,0,0
max=72
passphrase=3
match=0
similar=permit
random=47
enforce=none
retry=3

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