// Password strength meter // This jQuery plugin is written by firas kassem [2007.04.05] // Firas Kassem phiras.wordpress.com || phiras at gmail {dot} com // for more information : http://phiras.wordpress.com/2007/04/08/password-strength-meter-a-jquery-plugin/ function passwordStrength(password,username) { var shortPass = 1, badPass = 2, goodPass = 3, strongPass = 4, score = 0, d, s, u, l; //password < 4 if (password.length < 4 ) { return shortPass }; //password == username if (password.toLowerCase()==username.toLowerCase()) return badPass; //password length score += password.length * 4; score += ( checkRepetition(1,password).length - password.length ) * 1; score += ( checkRepetition(2,password).length - password.length ) * 1; score += ( checkRepetition(3,password).length - password.length ) * 1; score += ( checkRepetition(4,password).length - password.length ) * 1; d = password.match(/\d/g); s = password.match(/[^\d\w]/g); u = password.match(/[A-Z]/g); l = password.match(/[a-z]/g); //password has 3 numbers if ( d && d.length > 2 ) score += 5; //password has 2 sybols if ( s && s.length > 1 ) score += 10; //password has Upper and Lower chars if ( u && l ) score += 10; //password has number and chars if ( u && l && d ) score += 15; // //password has number and symbol if ( s && d ) score += 15; //password has Upper char and symbol if ( u && s ) score += 15; //password is just a nubers or chars if ( ! s ) score -= 10; //verifing 0 < score < 100 if ( score < 0 ) score = 0; if ( score > 100 ) score = 100; if ( score < 34 ) return badPass; if ( score < 68 || password.length < 7 ) return goodPass; return strongPass; } // checkRepetition(1,'aaaaaaabcbc') = 'abcbc' // checkRepetition(2,'aaaaaaabcbc') = 'aabc' // checkRepetition(2,'aaaaaaabcdbcd') = 'aabcd' function checkRepetition(pLen,str) { res = "" for ( i=0; i