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July 10, 2013 21:45
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[ Posted by Fiddler ] This function calculates how strong a password choice is. A strong password has a value that is as close to possible to 100.
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<?php | |
/** | |
* | |
* @param String $string | |
* @return float | |
* | |
* Returns a float between 0 and 100. The closer the number is to 100 the | |
* the stronger password is; further from 100 the weaker the password is | |
*/ | |
function password_strength($string) | |
{ | |
$h = 0; | |
$size = strlen($string); | |
foreach(count_chars($string, 1) as $v){ | |
$p = $v / $size; | |
$h -= $p * log($p) / log(2); | |
} | |
$strength = ($h / 4) * 100; | |
if($strength > 100){ | |
$strength = 100; | |
} | |
return $strength; | |
} | |
var_dump(password_strength("Correct Horse Battery Staple")); | |
echo "<br>"; | |
var_dump(password_strength("Super Monkey Ball")); | |
echo "<br>"; | |
var_dump(password_strength("Tr0ub4dor&3")); | |
echo "<br>"; | |
var_dump(password_strength("abc123")); | |
echo "<br>"; | |
var_dump(password_strength("sweet")); | |
?> |
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