OWASP Passfault

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OWASP Passfault OWASP Passfault evaluates the strength of passwords accurately enough to predict the time to crack. It makes creating passwords and password policies significantly more intuitive and simple. Introduction Accurate  Measures the size of password patterns and identifies more weak passwords, yet allows strong passwords that don't match traditional password policies Informative  Provides detailed analysis of the password and sub patterns within the password, so users quickly learn how to make strong passwords without training. Simple  Presents the password strength as the "time to crack" to help communicate the risk of poor paswords, providing the incentive to create stronger passwords. Powerful  Empowers administrators to know and control the strength and risk of the organization's passwords. Description When setting a password, OWASP Passfault examines the password, looking for common patterns. It than measures the size of the patterns and combinations of patterns. The end result is a more academic and accurate measurement of password strength. When setting a password policy, OWASP Passfault simplifies configuration to one simple meaningful measurement: the number of passwords found in the password patterns. This measurement is made more intuitive and meaningful with an estimated time to crack. Licensing OWASP Passfault is free to use. It is licensed under the [Apache License version 2.0] .

What is Passfault? OWASP Passfault provides: Password Strength Evaluation Password Policy Replacement Presentation Presentation given at OWASP SnowFROC in Denver: [[1]] Articles ["Your Passwords don't Suck, its your Policies" - ZDNet] ["Redefining Password Strength and Creation" - MidsizeInsider, IBM] ["For Better Password Policies" - Turnlevel, Partnet] ["How long would it take to crack your password" - Naked Security, Sophos] Project Leader Related Projects Password_Storage_Cheat_Sheet

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what is this project? Name: OWASP Passfault (home page) Purpose: Passfault evaluates password strength and enforces password policy. It identifies patterns in a password then enumerates how many passwords fit within the identified patterns. This approach is more accurate and more intuitive. It allows administrators to know and control password risk, instead of hoping that users will create strong passwords. License: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt Apache Software License v2 (ASLv2) who is working on this project? Project Leader(s): Cam Morris @ how can you learn more? Project Pamphlet: Not Yet Created Project Presentation: View Mailing list: Mailing List Archives Project Roadmap: View Key Contacts Contact Cam Morris @ to contribute to this project Contact Cam Morris @ to review or sponsor this project

current release https://github.com/c-a-m/passfault/releases last reviewed release https://github.com/c-a-m/passfault/releases/tag/v0.7 other releases