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APGBFM(1)			  User Manual			     APGBFM(1)

NAME
       apgbfm - APG Bloom filter management program

SYNOPSIS
       apgbfm -f filter -n numofwords [-q] [-s]
       apgbfm -f filter -d dictfile [-q] [-s]
       apgbfm -f filter -a word [-q]
       apgbfm -f filter -A dictfile [-q]
       apgbfm -f filter -c word [-q]
       apgbfm -f filter -C dictfile [-q]
       apgbfm -i filter
       apgbfm [-v] [-h]

DESCRIPTION
       apgbfm is used to manage Bloom filter that is used to restrict password
       generation in APG pasword generation software. Usage of the Bloom  fil‐
       ter  allows  to	speed up password check for large dictionaries and has
       some other benefits.

       The idea to use Bloom filter for that purpose is came from the descrip‐
       tion  of the OPUS project OPUS: Preventing Weak Password Choices Purdue
       Technical Report CSD-TR 92-028 writen by Eugene H. Spafford.

       You can obtain this article from:
       http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/homes/spaf/tech-reps/9128.ps
       It has very nice description of Bloom filter and	 it's  advantages  for
       password checking systems.

       In simple words, apgbfm generates n hash values for every word and sets
       corresponding bits in filter file to 1. To check the word apgbfm gener‐
       ates  the  same hash functions for that word and if all n corresponding
       bits in filter file are set to 1 then it suppose that  word  exists  in
       dicionary.  apgbfm uses SHA-1 as a hash function.

       apgbfm can be used as standalone utility, not only with apg, or apgd.

       WARNING !!!
	      Filter  file  format  can	 be changed in the future. I'll try to
	      make file formats compatible but i can not guaranty this.

       WARNING !!!
	      apgbfm may slow down your computer during filter creation.

OPTIONS
       -f filter
	      use filter as the name for Bloom filter filename.

       -i filter
	      print information about filter.

       -n numofwords
	      create new empty filter for numofwords number of	words.	Useful
	      when you want to fill filter dynamicaly.

       -d dictfile
	      create  new  filter  from dictfile. It may take a lot of time to
	      generate filter from a big dictionary. In	 that  dictionary  you
	      may  place words (one per line) that should not appear as gener‐
	      ated passwords.  For example: user names common words, etc.  You
	      even  can	 use one of the dictionaries that come with dictionary
	      password crackers.  This check is case sensitive.	 For  example,
	      if you want to reject word 'root', you should insert in dictfile
	      words: root, Root, RoOt, ... , ROOT.  To indicate	 that  program
	      is  working  apgbfm prints dot for every 100 words added in dic‐
	      tionary.

       -a word
	      add word to the filter.

       -A dictfile
	      add all words from dictfile to the filter. To indicate that pro‐
	      gram  is	working apgbfm prints dot for every 100 words added in
	      dictionary.

       -c word
	      check word for appearance in the filter.

       -C dictfile
	      check every word from dictfile for appearance in the filter.

       -q     quiet mode.

       -s     create new filter in case-insensitive mode.

       -v     print version information.

       -h     print help information.

EXIT CODE
       On successful completion of its task, apgbfm will  complete  with  exit
       code  0.	  An  exit  code  of  -1 indicates an error occurred.  Textual
       errors are written to the standard error stream.

FILES
       None.

BUGS
       None.  If you've found one, please send bug description to the author.

       This man page is Alpha too.

SEE ALSO
       apg(1)

AUTHOR
       Adel I. Mirzazhanov, <a-del@iname.com>
       Project home page: http://www.adel.nursat.kz/apg/

Automated Password Generator	  2003 Jun 19			     APGBFM(1)
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