WAPGBFM User Manual WAPGBFM NAME WAPGBFM - APG Bloom filter management program SYNOPSIS WAPGBFM -f filter -n numofwords [-q] [-s] WAPGBFM -f filter -d dictfile [-q] [-s] WAPGBFM -f filter -a word [-q] WAPGBFM -f filter -A dictfile [-q] WAPGBFM -f filter -c word [-q] WAPGBFM -f filter -C dictfile [-q] WAPGBFM -i filter WAPGBFM [-v] [-h] DESCRIPTION WAPGBFM is used to manage Bloom filter that is used to restrict password generation in WAPG 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, WAPGBFM generates n hash values for every word and sets corresponding bits in filter file to 1. To check the word WAPGBFM 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. WAPGBFM uses SHA-1 as a hash function. WAPGBFM 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 !!! WAPGBFM 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 WAPGBFM 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 WAPGBFM 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, WAPGBFM 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. SEE ALSO WAPG.TXT AUTHOR Adel I. Mirzazhanov, Project home page: http://www.adel.nursat.kz/apg/ Automated Password Generator 2003 Jun 19 WAPGBFM