Information about the package, perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword package is designed for, Generate secure random pronounceable passwords.
Package Name:
perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword
Summary:
Generate secure random pronounceable passwords
Description:
Crypt::GeneratePassword generates random passwords that are (more or less) pronounceable. Unlike Crypt::RandPasswd, it doesn't use the FIPS-181 NIST standard, which is proven to be insecure. It does use a similar interface, so it should be a drop-in replacement in most cases.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
0.03
Release:
16.el6
Size:
213 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPL+ or Artistic
Control the perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword
This command will install perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword on the server.
yum remove perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword
This command will un-install perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword
This command will un-install perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword when using the -y flag.
yum update perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword
This command will update perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword
This command will update perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword when using the -y flag.
yum info perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword
This command will show you core information about the perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword package.
yum deplist perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword
This command will show you the dependencies for perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword
This command will check if there is an update waiting on perl-Crypt-GeneratePassword. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.