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- Subject: Obvious password detector (reposted)
- Message-ID: <879@wdl1.UUCP>
- Date: 23 Nov 85 06:25:37 GMT
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- Nf-From: wdl1!jbn Nov 22 18:41:00 1985
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-
- /*
- Obvious password detection subroutine.
-
- Call:
-
- char word[];
- char *obvious(word);
-
- Returns 0 if password is acceptable.
- Returns a pointer to a static message if the password is unacceptable.
-
- The algorithm used requires that the length of the password be
- within configurable length limits, and that the password not
- have triplet statistics similar to those associated with words
- in the English language. This is an inversion of a technique
- used to find spelling errors without a full dictionary. No
- word in the UNIX spelling dictionary will pass this algorithm.
-
- Users should be advised to pick a password composed of random
- letters and numbers. Eight randomly chosen letters will
- pass the algorithm over 95% of the time. A word prefaced
- by a digit will not pass the algorithm, although a word
- with a digit in the middle usually will. Two words run
- together will often pass.
-
- In the interest of greater network security, this algorithm
- is offered to the ARPANET community as a proposed standard technique
- for eliminating obvious passwords.
-
- John Nagle
- Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporation
- Western Development Laboratories
- 3939 Fabian Way
- Palo Alto, CA 94303
-
- 1/16/84
- */
- /*
- Table of triple usage in text
-
- 24511 words were used to make this table.
- The words came from the files:
- /usr/dict/words
- obvpats.lp
-
- The table is 30 percent populated.
- */
- long obvtab[27][27] =
- {
- { 0X00100001, 0X00040000, 0X00040000, 0X00009000, 0X00808020, 0X00140000,
- 0X00000000, 0X00080000, 0X00000002, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000,
- 0X00001020, 0X00000000, 0X00000010, 0X00000020, 0X00000000, 0X00000000,
- 0X00000030, 0X00300100, 0X00000100, 0X00000000, 0X00000020, 0X00000000,
- 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000 },
- { 0X00090000, 0X000c708a, 0X022cd73e, 0X023ffbbe, 0X02fffffe, 0X002cd0da,
- 0X023cdae2, 0X02adf3b6, 0X0024f222, 0X00dd7efa, 0X00008022, 0X02b5937a,
- 0X06fdfbfe, 0X02bdf37e, 0X07ffdfff, 0X003c3248, 0X023dfb76, 0X00200000,
- 0X07fffffe, 0X02bbfbbe, 0X06bcfb6f, 0X055f7dfc, 0X02609232, 0X021cfbf6,
- 0X02999222, 0X00bdf3ff, 0X06308232 },
- { 0X00080000, 0X07fdfbfc, 0X022c9226, 0X00008012, 0X00248222, 0X07dffbfe,
- 0X00200000, 0X00000000, 0X00208020, 0X047ffdfe, 0X00000020, 0X00000000,
- 0X02208222, 0X00800220, 0X0000a022, 0X03fdfffe, 0X00048000, 0X00000000,
- 0X02208222, 0X00308228, 0X00049062, 0X071efefc, 0X00000220, 0X00000020,
- 0X00000000, 0X049d11a2, 0X00000000 },
- { 0X00080080, 0X02fffffe, 0X000c0020, 0X0024932a, 0X0000802a, 0X06bdf3fe,
- 0X00000002, 0X00248220, 0X02bdf3fe, 0X007df0fe, 0X00000000, 0X02bdfffe,
- 0X02208222, 0X00200222, 0X00008222, 0X07fffffe, 0X00000102, 0X00200000,
- 0X02308222, 0X00188200, 0X02aca262, 0X003df27e, 0X00000004, 0X00000000,
- 0X00000000, 0X001dd08e, 0X00000022 },
- { 0X00088022, 0X06fd7bfc, 0X02249222, 0X00209102, 0X02249332, 0X07fff7fe,
- 0X00249282, 0X02a43a22, 0X00008222, 0X05fdf3fe, 0X00208022, 0X00000220,
- 0X02208222, 0X00208222, 0X00008223, 0X07fdf3fe, 0X00049322, 0X00200000,
- 0X02208222, 0X0091bb2a, 0X00008302, 0X043dfafe, 0X00008222, 0X02048222,
- 0X00000000, 0X00987aef, 0X00200000 },
- { 0X004c1030, 0X04ff79dc, 0X023c9226, 0X023c9b3a, 0X02bdf3fe, 0X04ddfbfe,
- 0X023c92fa, 0X0224f3e6, 0X0224a222, 0X045d7afa, 0X00208022, 0X0218ca36,
- 0X02fdfbfe, 0X02a9f22e, 0X06ffffff, 0X05fd73d8, 0X02bdb32e, 0X00200000,
- 0X07fffffe, 0X02fbfbbe, 0X06bdfb6e, 0X005d78bc, 0X066c8222, 0X029df37e,
- 0X0333832a, 0X008df97f, 0X06648222 },
- { 0X00080000, 0X07bc7bfe, 0X00000222, 0X0000000a, 0X00008002, 0X02fc7abe,
- 0X022cb366, 0X00000102, 0X00000022, 0X055c70fe, 0X00008000, 0X00000002,
- 0X02208222, 0X0000000a, 0X00000200, 0X03edf2be, 0X00000008, 0X00000000,
- 0X02208222, 0X00118922, 0X028ca32e, 0X041c74b8, 0X00000000, 0X00000002,
- 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000 },
- { 0X00080000, 0X06fdf3fc, 0X00008222, 0X00000000, 0X00008022, 0X02fdf3fe,
- 0X00240220, 0X020d93a2, 0X02bddffe, 0X047df0fe, 0X00000002, 0X00008200,
- 0X02208222, 0X02300222, 0X00318226, 0X02fdf3fe, 0X00009220, 0X00000000,
- 0X02208222, 0X00919b06, 0X00048302, 0X061cf2ee, 0X00000000, 0X02048022,
- 0X00000000, 0X00056002, 0X00000002 },
- { 0X00080000, 0X06fdfbfe, 0X02249222, 0X00048102, 0X00048202, 0X07fff2ff,
- 0X00208202, 0X00008022, 0X00008122, 0X047dfcfe, 0X00000800, 0X00008220,
- 0X02248222, 0X0008a222, 0X0028c222, 0X06fdfeff, 0X00209202, 0X00200000,
- 0X02249232, 0X00108302, 0X02bdf3fa, 0X071d71fe, 0X00000200, 0X00008322,
- 0X00000000, 0X011d32be, 0X00000000 },
- { 0X00483010, 0X05dd7bbc, 0X022cf226, 0X023cdb2a, 0X02bdf6b6, 0X04fd79fc,
- 0X0234d262, 0X063df3a2, 0X00000222, 0X00000202, 0X00208002, 0X02208a22,
- 0X02fdbbfe, 0X022df36e, 0X07ffffff, 0X05fd70be, 0X02bdb766, 0X00200000,
- 0X02fdfafe, 0X02ffffff, 0X06bdfb6f, 0X000c7008, 0X02248222, 0X00008202,
- 0X023082e2, 0X00000002, 0X04608022 },
- { 0X00080000, 0X07ed7bbc, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X009cd57a,
- 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X005070c4, 0X00000400, 0X00001000,
- 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X02fc5bae, 0X00000000, 0X00000000,
- 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X015d7e96, 0X00000000, 0X00000000,
- 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000 },
- { 0X00080000, 0X07fdfff4, 0X00248222, 0X00040302, 0X00048022, 0X02fdf3f6,
- 0X00208222, 0X00048000, 0X0014a022, 0X00ddf8fe, 0X00000002, 0X0000ca22,
- 0X0220a222, 0X00000022, 0X00208222, 0X01fdfb7a, 0X00009202, 0X00000000,
- 0X02208222, 0X02b1abae, 0X00048302, 0X029d7110, 0X00000000, 0X00008322,
- 0X00000000, 0X00ac9522, 0X00000000 },
- { 0X00088000, 0X07fffbfe, 0X02249222, 0X0234b322, 0X02bdf36e, 0X07fdfffe,
- 0X00bc93e6, 0X00048222, 0X00008222, 0X05fffdfe, 0X00008000, 0X0288d322,
- 0X02bdb7fe, 0X0228e332, 0X00208020, 0X07fffffe, 0X021ca362, 0X00000000,
- 0X02208022, 0X0299ab26, 0X06eca326, 0X055dfefe, 0X00008222, 0X02008322,
- 0X00000000, 0X00bdfbfe, 0X00000022 },
- { 0X00080000, 0X07fdffbc, 0X002dd236, 0X0021fbfe, 0X00008020, 0X07ddfbfe,
- 0X00209220, 0X00000000, 0X00208020, 0X053efcfa, 0X00000000, 0X00000000,
- 0X00008222, 0X0220a222, 0X02208222, 0X07fdfbfe, 0X023c9be6, 0X00200000,
- 0X00088002, 0X0239a37c, 0X00048120, 0X041dfaf8, 0X00000020, 0X00008222,
- 0X00000000, 0X001cd0a8, 0X00000000 },
- { 0X00180000, 0X06fdfbfe, 0X002c922a, 0X02349b22, 0X02bffffe, 0X07fff3ff,
- 0X00249222, 0X02bdbb76, 0X02208222, 0X057ffbfe, 0X00208022, 0X021d33ea,
- 0X02008222, 0X00008222, 0X0228c222, 0X07fdf2fe, 0X00209220, 0X00200000,
- 0X0220822a, 0X02fdfbfe, 0X06adf3ee, 0X043dfafe, 0X02208222, 0X00048322,
- 0X00100200, 0X01ffb11e, 0X02808222 },
- { 0X0008113c, 0X017f79da, 0X02fcd77e, 0X02349b2a, 0X02adfbfe, 0X037ef35c,
- 0X0234b262, 0X02bcf7f6, 0X0204f222, 0X011c58fe, 0X00008222, 0X02a99b2e,
- 0X06fdfbfe, 0X02aff36e, 0X07ffffff, 0X045df9dc, 0X02bffbae, 0X00200000,
- 0X06fffbfe, 0X02fbbbae, 0X02bdf3ee, 0X055f73ff, 0X02008a22, 0X06bdfb7e,
- 0X02d043ea, 0X001dd37e, 0X06008222 },
- { 0X00080000, 0X07fffabc, 0X002c9022, 0X00008100, 0X00040002, 0X07fdfefe,
- 0X00241220, 0X00040002, 0X023cd232, 0X057ff8fa, 0X00000002, 0X00000220,
- 0X02208222, 0X00208022, 0X00008020, 0X03fdfafa, 0X022db322, 0X00040000,
- 0X02208222, 0X02b0bb2a, 0X0224832a, 0X041d7afe, 0X00000008, 0X00048202,
- 0X00000000, 0X00949b86, 0X00000000 },
- { 0X00080000, 0X00100000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000010,
- 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000,
- 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00020000,
- 0X00080000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X02008222, 0X00000000, 0X00000020,
- 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000 },
- { 0X00080010, 0X07fffffc, 0X022c9222, 0X023c9b2a, 0X02bdd366, 0X07ffffff,
- 0X00249222, 0X022cb322, 0X02208222, 0X07fbfdfe, 0X00208020, 0X029df336,
- 0X02b98236, 0X0239936e, 0X02b9ab66, 0X07fffffe, 0X023cb322, 0X00200000,
- 0X02248322, 0X02f3fb7e, 0X06bcf3ee, 0X01ddf2fe, 0X02208222, 0X00008222,
- 0X00000020, 0X0099f0be, 0X00008222 },
- { 0X00081000, 0X03fdfffe, 0X02248222, 0X0224b323, 0X00248242, 0X07fffbfe,
- 0X02208222, 0X002c8220, 0X02f5fa6e, 0X057ff8fe, 0X00200000, 0X0224a222,
- 0X02208222, 0X02208222, 0X02208223, 0X06f5f7fe, 0X022c9326, 0X00200000,
- 0X00288222, 0X02bdf36e, 0X02edf7ff, 0X041df2fe, 0X00010220, 0X00248222,
- 0X00000000, 0X001d78bc, 0X00000000 },
- { 0X001c1010, 0X03fdfbfc, 0X00248222, 0X02249102, 0X00048000, 0X03fdfbfe,
- 0X00249222, 0X00248022, 0X02bffbfe, 0X047ff8fe, 0X00000000, 0X02000222,
- 0X02208222, 0X00208222, 0X00308223, 0X07fdfafe, 0X00049222, 0X00000000,
- 0X02a08222, 0X02f1ab7e, 0X027c9be2, 0X031df2fe, 0X00000202, 0X01208322,
- 0X00000000, 0X01ad328e, 0X000db2a2 },
- { 0X004c1010, 0X02dd7bdc, 0X027db736, 0X023c9b2a, 0X06ac92b6, 0X063df5f6,
- 0X0030b042, 0X002cf3a2, 0X00004002, 0X057dd0be, 0X00208202, 0X00048a30,
- 0X06fdfafe, 0X007bf36e, 0X02bdfbfe, 0X023d5210, 0X02bdbbfe, 0X00200000,
- 0X06fffbfe, 0X023bdbbe, 0X06bcf3be, 0X00202000, 0X00840220, 0X00000002,
- 0X00309220, 0X00601022, 0X04208022 },
- { 0X00080000, 0X003d7fbc, 0X00004000, 0X00000000, 0X00000002, 0X039dfbfe,
- 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X057cdafe, 0X00000000, 0X00000100,
- 0X00008002, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X02bcfa88, 0X00000000, 0X00000000,
- 0X00008020, 0X00000800, 0X00000000, 0X000c1000, 0X02400220, 0X01000000,
- 0X00000000, 0X00800200, 0X00008000 },
- { 0X00080000, 0X077d7bde, 0X00248222, 0X00208102, 0X02248220, 0X025d53bf,
- 0X00209202, 0X00000200, 0X02208222, 0X055d70f8, 0X00000000, 0X02804200,
- 0X02180222, 0X00000222, 0X02bd03fc, 0X00fdf864, 0X00209222, 0X00000000,
- 0X02008222, 0X02bdbb2c, 0X00208322, 0X00057100, 0X00000000, 0X00808002,
- 0X02000000, 0X0000f022, 0X02000000 },
- { 0X00080000, 0X005870d8, 0X00000000, 0X00649322, 0X00000000, 0X021c7298,
- 0X00008000, 0X00201000, 0X00208202, 0X0058f0fe, 0X00000000, 0X00000000,
- 0X00000020, 0X00000000, 0X00000002, 0X001d6090, 0X00249222, 0X00200000,
- 0X00000000, 0X00000020, 0X02248326, 0X00051016, 0X00000200, 0X00008020,
- 0X01008000, 0X04041080, 0X00000000 },
- { 0X004c1010, 0X0097f998, 0X00248232, 0X00009322, 0X0004c226, 0X00ddf0f6,
- 0X00201222, 0X0224f230, 0X02048020, 0X00094030, 0X00000002, 0X00004420,
- 0X00699a22, 0X0221e22e, 0X0310c3ba, 0X04fd78d8, 0X023dd322, 0X00200000,
- 0X0234c272, 0X0039b32e, 0X02108322, 0X00095b88, 0X00000022, 0X0004832a,
- 0X00000200, 0X02000000, 0X00000002 },
- { 0X00080000, 0X00557b8e, 0X00000000, 0X00000000, 0X00000002, 0X00bc5a3e,
- 0X00000000, 0X00000020, 0X00000000, 0X003df0ae, 0X00000000, 0X00000000,
- 0X02008020, 0X00000002, 0X00000000, 0X0065e2b2, 0X00000002, 0X00000000,
- 0X00008002, 0X00000008, 0X00000020, 0X00040820, 0X00008020, 0X00008020,
- 0X00000008, 0X00002084, 0X06809222 } };
- /*
- Configuration parameters
- */
- #define MINLENGTH 5 /* minimum password length */
- #define MAXLENGTH 8 /* maximum password length */
- #define MINNOFIND 2 /* minimum unusual triples */
- short unusual; /* count of unusual triples */
- /*
- obvious -- test word for obviousness as password
-
- Words are rejected for being too short, too long,
- or looking too much like English words.
- */
- char *obvious(word) /* returns msg or zero if OK */
- char word[]; /* word to try */
- {
- register int i = 0; /* for length */
- while (word[i]) i++; /* compute length */
- if (i < MINLENGTH) return("too short");
- if (i > MAXLENGTH) return("too long");
- unusual = 0; /* no unusual triples yet */
- obvword(word); /* try the word */
- if (unusual<MINNOFIND) return("too obvious"); /* too obvious */
- return(0); /* success */
- }
- /*
- dotriple -- called by obvword
-
- If this triple is not used by any word used to build the table,
- we tally that fact.
- */
- dotriple(m1,m2,m3)
- short m1,m2,m3; /* all in 0..26 */
- {
- if (!(obvtab[m1][m2] & (1L << m3))) unusual++; /* check for triple */
- }
- /*
- obvword -- do one word
-
- dotriple is called on each 3-character triple in the word,
- using a mapped value of the character into the range 0..26,
- where letters map into 1..26 regardless of case and everything
- else maps to zero.
- */
- obvword(word)
- char word[]; /* word to do, max 20 chars */
- { register int i; /* for loops */
- register int patcnt = 0; /* count in word */
- register char ch; /* working char */
- short pat[21]; /* pattern of mapped values */
- for (i=0; word[i] && (i < sizeof(pat)); i++) /* scan until null */
- { patcnt = i; /* max value */
- ch = word[i]; /* get character */
- if ((ch >= 'a') && (ch <= 'z')) pat[i] = ch + 1 - 'a';
- else if ((ch >= 'A') && (ch <= 'Z')) pat[i] = ch + 1 - 'A';
- else pat[i] = 0; /* map into 0..26 */
- }
- for (i=0; i < patcnt - 1; i++) /* for all triples */
- { dotriple(pat[i],pat[i+1],pat[i+2]); /* do the triple */
- }
- }
-