Package: apg
Version: 2.2.3.dfsg.1-2
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
Hi.
Just a suggestion:
You may replace the current /etc/apg.conf with the attached one, which
provides some reasonable examples and another default.
The reason for replaceing -s by -c /dev/urandom:
I think without options, apg should be used "interactively",... but I
doubt that any user really want's to enter some characters there...
At least I do always just press return ;)
Using more characters is also reasonable for security, IMHO. A user
can still just copy&paste parts of the password.
-n 6 and -a 0 are default anyway (at least according to the manpage,
so I've removed them.
Another idea would be to make apg.conf configurable via debconf, would
be nice to see :)
Apart from that: The default listed in the manpage "apg -a 0 -M sncl
-n 6 -x 10 -m 8 (new style)" seems to be neither what is in the
current apg.conf, nor what apg does when that value is commented out
(e.g. at least -t is also done in that case).
So please clarify this what really happens (if the default is solely
defined by apg.conf, or if there's another internal default).
Best wishes,
Chris.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-heisenberg (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages apg depends on:
ii libc6 2.9-24 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
apg recommends no packages.
apg suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
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#APG_PARM sets the defaults if apg is executed without any command arguments
#
#
#Examples:
#
#Pronounceable passwords with special characters:
#APG_PARM="-c /dev/urandom -m 8 -x 14 -M SNCL -t"
#
#Pronounceable passwords without special characters:
#APG_PARM="-c /dev/urandom -m 8 -x 14 -M NCL -t"
#
#Random passwords:
#APG_PARM="-c /dev/urandom -m 20 -x 20 -a 1 -M SNCL"
APG_PARM="-c /dev/urandom -m 8 -x 14 -M SNCL -t"
