Data::Password::Meter
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DESCRIPTION
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DEPENDENCIES
AVAILABILITY
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
NAME
Data::Password::Meter − Check the strength of passwords
SYNOPSIS
my $pwdm = Data::Password::Meter−>new(28);
# Check a password
if ($pwdm−>strong(‘s3cur3−p4ssw0rd’)) {
print “The password is strong enough!n”;
print ‘Scored ‘ . $pwdm−>score . ‘ points!’;
}
else {
warn $pwdm−>errstr;
};
DESCRIPTION
Check the strength of a password. The scoring is based on Passwordmeter
ATTRIBUTES
err
print $pwdm−>err;
The error code of the last check. Returns a “false” value, if the last check was successful.
errstr
print $pwdm−>errstr;
print $pwdm−>errstr(4);
The error string of the last check, or, in case an error code is passed, the corresponding message. Returns an empty string, if the last check was successful.
score
print $pwdm−>score;
The score of the last check.
threshold
print $pwdm−>threshold;
$pwdm−>threshold(28);
The scoring threshold, the determining factor when a password is too weak. Every password that is below this threshold is considered weak. Defaults to a score of 25.
METHODS
new
my $pwd = Data::Password::Meter−>new(28);
Constructs a new password check object. Accepts an optional value for the threshold.
strong
if ($pwdm−>strong(‘mypassword’)) {
print ‘This password is strong!’;
}
else {
print ‘This password is weak!’;
};
Checks a password for strength. Returns a false value in case the password is considered to be weak.
ERROR MESSAGES
Possible error codes and strings are:
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1. There is no password given |
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2. Passwords are not allowed to contain control sequences |
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3. Passwords are not allowed to consist of repeating characters only |
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4. The password is too short |
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5. The password should contain special characters |
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6. The password should contain combinations of letters, numbers and special characters |
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7. The password is too short and should contain special characters |
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8. The password is too short and should contain combinations of letters, numbers and special characters |
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9. The password should contain special characters and should contain combinations of letters, numbers and special characters |
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10. The password is too short, should contain special characters and should contain combinations of letters, numbers and special characters |
DEPENDENCIES
No dependencies other than core.
AVAILABILITY
https://github.com/Akron/Data−Password−Meter
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2006, Steve Moitozo, (C) 2013−2018, Nils Diewald
Licensed under the MIT License