pwd-strength v1.1.2
pwd-strength
This module takes a password string and validate it according to the specified rules.
Install
npm install --save pwd-strengthSettings
Here is a list of the settings currently available:
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| debug | false | Enable debug mode |
| allErrors | false | Show all errors found as an array instead the first one as string |
| minUpperChars | 1 | Minimum uppercase characters required [A-Z]. |
| minLowerChars | 1 | Minimum lowercase characters required [a-z]. |
| minNumberChars | 1 | Minimum numbers required [0-9]. |
| minSpecialChars | 1 | Minimum symbols required (any character not in [a-zA-Z0-9]). |
| minPasswordLength | 8 | Minimum password length required. |
| maxConsecutiveRepeatingChars | 2 | Maximum consecutive repeating characters allowed. |
| lang | See below | Object with multi-language strings. |
| colors | See below | Object with the colors depending on the strength. |
Language settings
Here is a list of the language settings currently available:
| Language setting | Translation |
|---|---|
| weak | Weak |
| average | Average |
| strong | Strong |
| secure | Secure |
| enterPassword | Enter a password |
| minPasswordChar | At least %s character please |
| minPasswordChars | At least %s characters please |
| minLowerChar | At least %s lowercase character please |
| minLowerChars | At least %s lowercase characters please |
| minUpperChar | At least %s uppercase character please |
| minUpperChars | At least %s uppercase characters please |
| minNumberChar | At least %s number please |
| minNumberChars | At least %s numbers please |
| minSpecialChar | At least %s special character please |
| minSpecialChars | At least %s special characters please |
| maxConsecutiveRepeatingChars | No more than %s consecutive repeating characters or numbers please |
Color settings
Here is a list of the color settings depending on the strength currently available:
| Color setting | Default |
|---|---|
| error | #ee0000 |
| weak | #c43d4b |
| average | #cc9900 |
| strong | #569f0c |
| secure | #007000 |
Testing the library
const passwordStrength = require('pwd-strength');
let result = passwordStrength('Test');The function returns an object as follows:
Error response
{
"success": false, // any error occurs
"key": "error", // Indicates error
"message": "First error message found", // Multilanguage string with the error message
"color": "#rrggbb" // Hex color depending on the key
}Error response with allErrors: true setting
{
"success": false, // any error occurs
"key": "error", // Indicates error
"message": ["Error message 1", "Error message 2", "Error message 3", ...], // Multilanguage array of strings with the error messages
"color": "#rrggbb" // Hex color depending on the key
}Success response
{
"success": true, // no errors
"key": "weak|average|strong|secure", // Indicates the strength
"message": "Strength", // Multilanguage string with the strength
"color": "#rrggbb" // Hex color depending on the key
}Error examples
Default settings, the first error checked will be the empty password:
console.log(passwordStrength(''));
// {"success":false,"key":"error","message":"Enter a password","color":"#ee0000"}Default settings, the first error checked will be the password length:
console.log(passwordStrength('Test'));
// {"success":false,"key":"error","message":"At least 8 characters please","color":"#ee0000"}Minimum uppercase characters:
console.log(passwordStrength('testtest', { minUpperChars: 1 }));
// {"success":false,"key":"error","message":"At least 1 uppercase character please","color":"#ee0000"}Minimum lowercase characters:
console.log(passwordStrength('TESTTEST', { minLowerChars: 1 }));
// {"success":false,"key":"error","message":"At least 1 lowercase character please","color":"#ee0000"}Minimum numbers:
console.log(passwordStrength('TestTest', { minNumberChars: 1 }));
// {"success":false,"key":"error","message":"At least 1 number please","color":"#ee0000"}Minimum symbols:
console.log(passwordStrength('TestTest1', { minSpecialChars: 1 }));
// {"success":false,"key":"error","message":"At least 1 special character please","color":"#ee0000"}Maximum consecutive repeating characters allowed:
console.log(passwordStrength('TestTTTTest1', { maxConsecutiveRepeatingChars: 2 }));
// {"success":false,"key":"error","message":"No more than 2 consecutive repeating characters or numbers please","color":"#ee0000"}With allErrors: true setting and the empty password, all possible errors will be shown, only in an error occurs (success: false in the response).
This is the only case where the message property will be an array of strings.
console.log(passwordStrength('', { allErrors: true }));
// {"success":false,"key":"error","message":["Enter a password","At least 8 characters please","At least 1 lowercase character please","At least 1 uppercase character please","At least 1 number please","At least 1 special character please"],"color":"#ee0000"}Success examples
Success result, with weak password:
console.log(passwordStrength('testtest', { minUpperChars: 0, minSpecialChars: 0, minNumberChars: 0 }));
// {"success":true,"key":"weak","message":"Weak","color":"#c43d4b"}Success result, with average password:
console.log(passwordStrength('testest1', { minUpperChars: 0, minSpecialChars: 0 }));
// {"success":true,"key":"average","message":"Average","color":"#cc9900"}Success result, with strong password, and default settings:
console.log(passwordStrength('TestTest1!'));
// {"success":true,"key":"strong","message":"Strong","color":"#569f0c"}Success result, with secure password, and default settings:
console.log(passwordStrength('Test123%$/)=!'));
// {"success":true,"key":"secure","message":"Secure","color":"#007000"}