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How to force uses to use secure passwords on Ubuntu/Debian Linux

By Anonymous

My Linux shell user can modify their password using the passwd command. How can I force users to choose the secure password that will prevent users from using stupid passwords like ???abc123???, ???password???, ???123456??? and so on? How do I setup password quality requirements on my Debian or Ubuntu Linux server?

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