How Secure Is My Password?
These modules are written using PureScript and then transpiled into JavaScript. You do not need to know PureScript to use the built versions of the code as it functions as a standard JS library.
Usage
Using ES6 modules:
// import the hsimp-purescript module
import setup from "hsimp-purescript";
import language from "hsimp-purescript/language/english";
import characterSets from "hsimp-purescript/data/character-sets";
import common from "hsimp-purescript/data/common/top10k";
import patterns from "hsimp-purescript/data/patterns";
// create the hsimp function
// if passed valid config, setup will return a function
const hsimp = setup({
// the number of calculations per second a computer can do
calculationsPerSecond: 40e9,
// whether to display named numbers
namedNumbers: true,
// a language file
language,
// different checks
checks: {
// character sets to check
characterSets,
// common passwords to check
common,
// patterns to check
patterns,
}
});
// to run
const result = hsimp("HowSecureIsMyPassword?");You will get back an object with the following structure:
{
// how long it would take to crack the password as a human readable string
time: "42 minutes",
// the highest level of check (e.g. insecure, warning, notice - see below)
level: "notice",
// the checks - in level of importance
checks: [
{
name: "Character Variety: No Symbols",
message: "Your password only contains numbers and letters. Adding a symbol can make your password more secure. Don\'t forget you can often use spaces in passwords.",
level: "notice",
},
// ...and so on
]
}See dist/test.js for a fully working version of the code in Node.
Levels
There are five levels:
-
insecure: a really bad password, probably very common -
warning: might be ok, but things to be aware of -
easter-egg: they've found something silly -
notice: nothing major -
achievement: something to be proud of
Building
To build the code you'll require spago. Then just run make. However, the latest build should always be available in the dist directory.
