#!/usr/bin/ruby -w # # $Id: example.rb,v 1.7 2004/04/07 09:49:06 ianmacd Exp $ # # Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Ian Macdonald # # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) # any later version. # # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the # GNU General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, # Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. require 'password' def handle_password( pw ) pw.check puts pw.crypt( `uname` == "Linux\n" ? Password::MD5 : Password::DES ) end begin my_string = Password.get( "Password with get: " ) handle_password( my_string ) rescue Password::WeakPassword => reason puts reason retry end begin my_string = Password.getc( "Password with getc: ", 'X' ) handle_password( my_string ) rescue Password::WeakPassword => reason puts reason retry end