Questions tagged [password-checker]
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Guidelines for a Password Strength Meter (Password checker) Design
I have tried different types of Password Strength Meters or Password checkers, but all give me different results when I test the same Password, because each implements its own algorithm.
Is there some official standard or guideline that can follow…

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Is there an existing algorithm in checking password strength? Or re-invent the wheel?
I've been thinking to develop an Android application which will tell the password strength of user-entered password.
In terms of checking password strength, I developed these 2 Algorithms to check it. But I'm having second thought using these…
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Custom password requirements on forgot password/ password recovery - Parse.com
I have an iOS app, and using Parse.com, I can allow the user to reset their if they forget it using the Parse.com API. The problem lies in the fact that when the user resets their password, none of the criteria for the password can be enforced (or…

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No Output for password checker with custom exception Java
I am trying to make a program that checks a password from user input. The password criteria are that it has at least 10 characters, where at least 1 is a digit, 1 is a lower case and one is an upper case letter. For the assignment I have to create a…

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password strength meter component for delphi
Does anyone know of password strength meter component for delphi Win32?
Important :
must be for a Win32 Form, not for Web.
something like that (but for Win32)

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Password checking with prolog/2
I've got this Prolog program below that examines if a password fulfills certain rules (the password must contain a letter(a-z), a number(0-9),a double letter (aa,ll,ww etc.), must start with a letter (a, aa, c etc.), must be at least 6 characters…

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The JavaScript function does not apply to the form and the confirmation button
The JavaScript function does not apply to the form and the Submit button in HTML
The 'js' file is inside another folder
I also did the link to the 'js' file correctly
function check_pass() {
if (document.getElementById('password').value ==…

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Why is my iteration not working inside the function?
#Password Checker Program
def lengthCheck(pWord):
if len(pWord) >= 6 and len(pWord) <= 12:
return True
else:
return False
def checkUpper(pWord):
for letters in pWord: #Why is my iteration not working?
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Writing code to check if a password meets certain criteria
I am trying to write a function in Python that checks a password and returns True or False based on the following criteria:
it must be at least 8 characters long
it must contain at least one capital letter
it must contain at least one lower case…

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How do I exit from do-while loop when a program was successfully terminated by user
I have been working on a program that will check the eligibility of a password.
In order for password to be eligible it needs to have at least: one uppercase letter; one number; and one dollar sign.
My program does the work checking for the…

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Password input always returns "not eligible"
I'm learning C right now.
I have been working on a program that will check user's input (password eligibility). In order for password to be considered as eligible and considerably strong, it needs to have at least of one from the list of following…

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password complexity in C
Hi I'm on my internship and my company told me that I've to implement password complexity using C language. The password must be Alpha numeric (eg h#ll0). Since I'm new to C , I found some difficulty. I google "password complexity in C " but no luck…

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python Re.search for a password symbol check program (password validation)
I'm making a program to check password strength. The password must have uppercase letters, lowercase letters, allowed symbols and numbers. I have been able to get the rest of the program to work(useing the re.search(r'[a-z],password structure) I…

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Error with username/password checker in C++
I am currently attempting to learn some basic C++ programming and decided to make myself a basic 3 attempt username and password checker to practice some of what I have read up on. Problem is when I run the program and enter an incorrect username…

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Javascript Validation for a Complex Password
I'm creating a Create Account page and I'm trying to verify that the password they are creating follows the proper format.
The password format needs to be:
Minimum of:
15 characters
2 UPPER
2 lower
2 Numbers
2 Special
I've searched and have only…

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