pwnedpass
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v: 2.0 @foxoman
A command line utility that lets you check if a passphrase has been pwned using the Pwned Passwords v2 API.
All provided password data is k-anonymized before sending to the API, so plaintext passwords never leave your computer.
** See: https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords
see this article for more details.
Installation
First get Nimble. Then run:
nimble install https://github.com/foxoman/pwnedpassAPI
import pwnedpass
let passphrase:string = stdin.readLine()
let occurance = pwnedCheck(passphrase)
echo "pwned: ", $occurance, " Times!"
Usage as binary
$ pwnedpass
> Please enter a passphrase to check if has been pwned: => •••••••••••
> Oh no -- Pwned! Your passphrase was found to be used: => 2 times!
> [**WARN**] => This password has previously appeared in a data breach and should never be used. If you've ever used it anywhere before, change it!