.TH "PW-INSPECTOR" "1" "24/05/2012" .SH NAME pw-inspector \- A tool to reduce the password list .SH SYNOPSIS .B pw-inspector [\-i FILE] [\-o FILE] [\-m MINLEN] [\-M MAXLEN] [\-c MINSETS] \-l \-u \-n \-p \-s .br .SH DESCRIPTION PW-Inspector reads passwords in and prints those which meet the requirements. The return code is the number of valid passwords found, 0 if none was found. Use for security: check passwords, if 0 is returned, reject password choice. Use for hacking: trim your dictionary file to the pw requirements of the target. Usage only allowed for legal purposes. .SH OPTIONS .TP .B \-i FILE file to read passwords from (default: stdin) .TP .B \-o FILE file to write valid passwords to (default: stdout) .TP .B \-m MINLEN minimum length of a valid password .TP .B \-M MAXLEN maximum length of a valid password .TP .B \-c MINSETS the minimum number of sets required (default: all given) .TP .B \-h, \-\-help Show summary of options. .SH SETS .TP .B \-l lowcase characters (a,b,c,d, etc.) .TP .B \-u upcase characters (A,B,C,D, etc.) .TP .B \-n numbers (1,2,3,4, etc.) .TP .B \-p printable characters (which are not \-l/\-n/\-p, e.g. $,!,/,(,*, etc.) .TP .B \ -s special characters \- all others not withint the sets above .SH SEE ALSO .BR hydra (1), .BR xhydra (1). .br .SH AUTHOR hydra was written by van Hauser / THC and co-maintained by David Maciejak . .PP This manual page was written by Daniel Echeverry , for the Debian project (and may be used by others).