iaik.utils

Class PasswordStrengthChecker

java.lang.Object

iaik.utils.PasswordStrengthChecker

public final class PasswordStrengthChecker
extends java.lang.Object

This class offers functionality to determine the strength of passwords. The method getPasswordStrength() calculates the strength of a password based on several criteria, such as number of digits, number of special characters, and the like and returns the computed strength as an integer between 0 and 100, where higher values mean higher strength.

Since:

1.4

See Also:

PasswordGenerator

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PasswordStrengthChecker()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static int	getPasswordStrength(java.lang.CharSequence password) Monotone function that calculates the password strength for the given password.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PasswordStrengthChecker

public PasswordStrengthChecker()

Method Detail

getPasswordStrength

public static int getPasswordStrength(java.lang.CharSequence password)

Monotone function that calculates the password strength for the given password. The password strength is between 0 and 100 (both inclusive) where 0 is a very weak password and 100 a strong one.

Parameters:

password - the password

Returns:

the password strength