Password strength meter

By William Entriken

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This post is a reply to https://x.com/18F/status/778637006075154432 it shows two great user interfaces you can use on your website to show the visitor how strong their password is.

Version 1

Create a Password

Password:

Password-strength meter:

POOR: Anything you type in the that box is a poor password. We will make you change it periodically and we tell you not to use this password on other sites, but you will do it anyway.

Version 2

Choose a new password:

Please select your new password from one of the choices below:

EXCELLENT: We know nobody will ever randomly guess this password because we just randomly made it. If you intended to remember this password, don’t, you need a password manager.

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