A tiny example wordlist is included with the cracklib package itself. A very large dictionary suitable for use with cracklib is also available from the cracklib sourceforge download page. http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/cracklib/cracklib-words.gz?download Other sources for word lists include: http://wordlist.sourceforge.net/ http://www.openwall.com/wordlists/ Please note, the licenses on some of those word lists are restrictive, so please read the licenses before redistributing them. The cracklib-words distribution from the cracklib sourceforge project page has been built solely from word lists previously distributed with cracklib or crack packages and/or public domain word lists. For best results, supply cracklib with as large a wordlist as you have available to you - blackhats brute forcing passwords have those same lists, might as well use it to benefit your security.