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Password Strenght JS
function scorePassword(pass) {
var score = 0;
if (!pass)
return score;
// award every unique letter until 5 repetitions
var letters = new Object();
for (var i=0; i<pass.length; i++) {
letters[pass[i]] = (letters[pass[i]] || 0) + 1;
score += 5.0 / letters[pass[i]];
}
// bonus points for mixing it up
var variations = {
digits: /\d/.test(pass),
lower: /[a-z]/.test(pass),
upper: /[A-Z]/.test(pass),
nonWords: /\W/.test(pass),
}
variationCount = 0;
for (var check in variations) {
variationCount += (variations[check] == true) ? 1 : 0;
}
score += (variationCount - 1) * 10;
return parseInt(score);
}
function checkPassStrength(pass) {
var score = scorePassword(pass);
if (score > 80)
return "strong";
if (score > 60)
return "good";
if (score >= 30)
return "weak";
return "";
}
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