PassCheck is a password strength checker that allows users to assess the strength of their passwords. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of PassCheck on Debian Latest using the command line.
Make sure your Debian system is up-to-date before installing PassCheck. To update your system, run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
PassCheck is built on Python 3 and Flask, a Python web framework. Therefore, we need to install Python 3 and Flask before installing PassCheck. To install Python and Flask, run the following command:
sudo apt install python3 python3-pip python3-flask
To download PassCheck, we will use the git command. If you don't have the git command installed on your system, use the following command to install it:
sudo apt install git
Once you have git installed, navigate to the directory where you want to install PassCheck and run the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/Anhur-Energy/PassCheck.git
This will download PassCheck from the GitHub repository to your local system.
To configure PassCheck, navigate to the PassCheck directory and open the config.py file with your text editor:
cd PassCheck
sudo nano config.py
In the config.py file, you can modify the settings according to your needs. For example, you can set the minimum and maximum password length, exclude commonly used passwords, and modify the response messages.
To start PassCheck, run the following command from the PassCheck directory:
sudo python3 app.py
PassCheck will start on localhost:5000. To access PassCheck from a web browser, navigate to http://localhost:5000.
To test PassCheck, enter a password in the input field and click on the "Check Password" button. PassCheck will display the password's strength along with some recommendations for strengthening the password.
In this tutorial, we have installed PassCheck on Debian Latest and tested its functionalities. PassCheck provides an easy-to-use solution for checking password strength and can help users protect their sensitive information.
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