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/** | |
* Scores a password's strength. | |
* | |
* It scores a password according to several factors like character variation, | |
* repetition and length. The passwords are scored in a numeric point scale that | |
* varies from less than 0 to 100 and more. A safe password score should be | |
* considered as 49 points or more. | |
* | |
* @param {String} pwd The password string to score. | |
* | |
* @returns {Number} The password score. | |
* | |
* @see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/948172/password-strength-meter/11268104#11268104 | |
*/ | |
function scorePassword(pwd) { | |
var check, ltr, i, l; | |
var variation = 0; | |
var letters = {}; | |
var score = 0; | |
if (!pwd) { | |
return score; | |
} | |
/* Score character variation */ | |
var variations = { | |
lower: /[a-z]/.test(pwd), | |
upper: /[A-Z]/.test(pwd), | |
nonWords: /\W/.test(pwd), | |
digits: /\d/.test(pwd) | |
}; | |
for (check in variations) { | |
variation += variations[check] ? 1 : 0; | |
} | |
score += (variation - 1) * 10; | |
/* Score unique letters until 5 repetitions */ | |
for (i = 0, l = pwd.length; i < l; i++) { | |
ltr = letters[pwd[i]] = (letters[pwd[i]] || 0) + 1; | |
score += 5 / ltr; | |
} | |
/* Score length (about 8 chars for a safe password) */ | |
score -= 16 - (pwd.length / 16); | |
return parseInt(score); | |
} |
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