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Check the pwnedpasswords.com database for breached passwords from your local terminal
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test_password.sh
#!/bin/bash
read -s -p "Enter password to check: " password
echo ""
echo "Checking that password..."
hash=$(echo -n "$password" | openssl sha1 | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
curl -s "https://api.pwnedpasswords.com/range/$(echo $hash | head -c5)"|\
grep $(echo $hash | cut -c 6-) |\
awk '{split($0,a,":"); print "Your password has been found in the breach database"} END { if (!NR) print "Password not found in database"}'
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