How To Install Pwqgen?

How To Install Pwqgen?

pwqgen

password strength checking and policy enforcement toolset

Maintainer: Jackson Doak



Section: admin

Install pwqgen

  • Debian apt-get install passwdqc Click to copy
  • Ubuntu apt-get install passwdqc Click to copy
  • Kali Linux apt-get install passwdqc Click to copy
  • Fedora dnf install passwdqc Click to copy
  • Raspbian apt-get install passwdqc Click to copy
  • macOS brew install passwdqc Click to copy

passwdqc

password strength checking and policy enforcement toolset

passwdqc is a password/passphrase strength checking and policy enforcement toolset, including a PAM module (libpam-passwdqc), command-line programs (pwqcheck and pwqgen), and a library (libpasswdqc0). This package provides pwqcheck and pwqgen, which are standalone password/passphrase strength checking and random passphrase generator programs, respectively, which are usable from scripts.

Installing pwqgen command is simple. just copy one of the above commands for your operating system and paste it into terminal. This command is available for Debian, Ubuntu, Kali, Fedora, Raspbian and macOS operating systems. Once you run the command it will install the latest version of pwqgen 2026 package in your OS.