Hsimp

A convenience wrapper of How Secure Is My Password?

Install

npm install hsimp

Usage

const hsimp = require("hsimp");
 
hsimp("123");
/* => {
    time: "24 nanoseconds",
    level: "warning",
    checks: [
        {
            name: "Length: Very short",
            message: "Your password is very short. The longer a password is the more secure it will be.",
            level: "warning",
            },
        {
            name: "Character Variety: Just Numbers",
            message: "Your password only contains numbers. This reduces the number of possible combinations dramatically.",
            level: "warning",
        },
        {
            name: "Possibly a Telephone Number / Date",
            message: "Your password looks like it might be a telephone number or a date. If it is and it has personal significance then it might be very easy for someone to guess.",
            level: "warning",
        },
    ],
} */

API

hsimp(password, options?)

password

Type: string

The password to check.

options

Type: object

calculation

calcs

Type: number
Default: 40e9

The number of calculations per second.

characterSets

Type: array
Default: See https://github.com/howsecureismypassword/modules-purescript/blob/develop/dictionaries/character-sets.json

Character sets to check.

time

periods

Type: array
Default: See https://github.com/howsecureismypassword/modules-purescript/blob/develop/dictionaries/periods.json

A list of how long each period is in seconds.

namedNumbers

Type: array
Default: See https://github.com/howsecureismypassword/modules-purescript/blob/develop/dictionaries/named-numbers.json

A list of named numbers.

forever

Type: string
Default: Forever

If the amount of time it will take gets ridiculous, this should be returned.

instantly

Type: string
Default: Instantly

If the amount of time is basically immediate, this should be returned.

checks

dictionary

Type: array
Default: See https://github.com/howsecureismypassword/modules-purescript/blob/develop/dictionaries/top10k.json

A list of common passwords.

patterns

Type: array
Default: See https://github.com/howsecureismypassword/modules-purescript/blob/develop/dictionaries/patterns.json

A list of patterns to check.

messages

Type: array
Default: See https://github.com/howsecureismypassword/modules-purescript/blob/develop/dictionaries/checks.json

The messages to display for each check.