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Exercises for Programmers
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Exercises for Programmers

by Brian P. Hogan
September 2015
Beginner
110 pages
2h 6m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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25Password Strength Indicator

Functions help you abstract away complex operations, but they also help you build reusable components.

Create a program that determines the complexity of a given password based on these rules:

  • A very weak password contains only numbers and is fewer than eight characters.

  • A weak password contains only letters and is fewer than eight characters.

  • A strong password contains letters and at least one number and is at least eight characters.

  • A very strong password contains letters, numbers, and special characters and is at least eight characters.

Example Output

 
The password '12345' is a very weak password.
 
The password 'abcdef' is a weak password.
 
The password 'abc123xyz' is a strong password.
 
The password '1337h@xor!' ...
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