How To Install Zxcvbn?

How To Install Zxcvbn?

zxcvbn

Password strength calculator

Maintainer: Sabino Par



Section: python

Install zxcvbn

  • Debian apt-get install python-zxcvbn Click to copy
  • Ubuntu apt-get install python-zxcvbn Click to copy
  • Kali Linux apt-get install python-zxcvbn Click to copy
  • Raspbian apt-get install python-zxcvbn Click to copy

python-zxcvbn

Password strength calculator

python-zxcvbn contains the function password_strength(), which when used is able to determine the estimated time it would take to crack a password. Using those results, a strength score can be calculated. In determining these results, python-zxcvbn makes use of common passwords, common American names and surnames, common English words, and common patterns like dates, repeats (aaa), sequences (abcd), and QWERTY patterns. python-zxcvbn is a Python 2 port of the coffeescript zxcvbn, which is used on the website of Dropbox.

python3-zxcvbn

Realistic password strength estimator. Python3 module

This is a Python implementation of the library created by the team at Dropbox. Accepts user data to be added to the dictionaries that are tested against, gives a score to the password, provides feedback on the password and ways to improve it, returns time estimates on how long it would take to guess the password in different situations This package provides the Python 3 library.

Installation of latest zxcvbn command is available for Debian, Ubuntu, Kali and Raspbian. You can copy the command for your OS from above and paste it into your terminal. Once you run the command it will download the 2026 latest package from the repository and install it in your computer/server.