A CLI for zxcvbn (Dropbox's realistic password strength estimator).
npm install zxcvbn-cli``
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A CLI for zxcvbn (Dropbox's realistic password strength estimator).
zxcvbn is a password strength estimator inspired by password crackers. Through pattern matching and conservative entropy calculations, it recognizes and weighs 30k common passwords, common names and surnames according to US census data, popular English words from Wikipedia and US television and movies, and other common patterns like dates, repeats (aaa), sequences (abcd), keyboard patterns (qwertyuiop), and l33t speak.
Visit the official repository for more details.
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$ [sudo] npm install -g zxcvbn-cli
Typing zxcvbn --help will list all the available options.
`shell
$ zxcvbn --help
Usage: zxcvbn [options]
A realistic password strength estimator.
Options:
-h, --help output usage information
-V, --version output the version number
-l, --limit-results display the password score, a warning (if any), and suggestions (if any)
-S, --sequence display match sequence along with the results
-s, --crack-times-sec display crack time estimations in seconds
--no-color disable output colors
...
``
- Consider adding an alias for this command in your bash_profile if you are having trouble typing it.
- Make sure to surround your password in quotes if it contains special characters.
Contributions are always welcomed.
MIT © Gabriel Montalvo