Is your password safe?

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Is your password safe?
  1. Unread #1 - Jul 15, 2008 at 11:27 AM
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    Is your password safe?

    I was board so I made this password checker. It checks the quality of your password and checks to see if you password is on a list of passwords used in a password cracker. Many of you will probably be wondering if it is just a scam for your password and I can assure you its not. This is the vb section so the source is also included.
    Enjoy! :)
    Edit: Oops! Forgot the link :(
    Free507992.Zip by Bigupload.Com
     
  3. Unread #2 - Jul 15, 2008 at 7:56 PM
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    Is your password safe?

    Needs a bit of work, perhaps check for a pattern rather then length.
     
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    Is your password safe?

    Yeah as Jazz mentioned you could check for some other things like:

    1) The same character more than once consecutively is less secure. (ex: finding 'aaa' would not be a very secure part of a password.
    2) Consecutive characters that are one ASCII value away from each other is generally less secure (ex: 'b' followed by 'a' or '3' followed by '4').
    3) In addition to checking the length, it could also determine the percentage of your password's composition that pertains to letters, capital letters, numbers, and even special characters. A good distribution would lead to a more secure rating.
     
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    Is your password safe?

    I see what you mean... Ill get on it when I have some free time... :cool:
     
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