[stormeus]

Password Strength Check Module ( mod_password )

A quick module I wrote from the Global Watchlist source code, this module connects to Google's password rating API to rate a password's strength. It's very simple, and consists of only one function.

int GetPasswordStrength( string password, [bool ignoreLength [, string userName]] )
password     - The password, as a string
ignoreLength - If true, password length is not checked. (Optional and false by default.)
userName     - The username, which can be used for additional security checks. (Optional)

The function returns an integer from 0-4, or null if an error occurs. The ratings are as follows:

• 0 - Too short.
• 1 - Insecure.
• 2 - Okay.
• 3 - Good.
• 4 - Excellent.

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[88nateatx]

wow, another nice module to fiddle around with 

[Thijn]

Looks nice, Although I rather have this in plain squirrel.

[stormeus]

Maybe when I get around to making Squirrel HTTP sockets. Otherwise, making a password checker like cracklib or Google's would be complex.

[Thijn]

Maybe when I get around to making Squirrel HTTP sockets.

LU's Sockets?

[stormeus]

I know, but I've tried making HTTP requests with variable success, usually unsuccessful, other times hard to parse.
EDIT: Generally, a module would be slightly faster anyways.

[stormeus]

The module has been updated to revision 2.

• A mid-level cache has been updated. The screenshot below should give a good idea of how effective it is.
• Lots of rewriting to use the standard namespace, like std::string.
• The username and password length limit has been removed since it is no longer necessary.
• Added type checking so you can't pass off null or 7 as a password. They must be strings. ignoreLength must be a bool.
• Windows DLL compressed using UPX. Reduced the filesize from 100+ KB to around 20 KB, and works properly.

Updating is not required, but recommended.
Bug reports always appreciated.

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