Password Helper

MeNeedz password helper supports the following features:

Checking strength of a password
Generating secure passwords

Examples

Checking the strength of a password is very easy. Here is a basic example:

Controller

<?php

class Welcome extends Controller {

	function Welcome()
	{
		parent::Controller();
	}

	function index()
	{
		$password = "blabla_my_pass";
		$this->load->helper('password');
		echo check_strength($password);
	}
}

/* End of file welcome.php */
/* Location: ./system/application/controllers/welcome.php */

Generating a secure password is equally easy. Here is a basic example:

Controller

<?php

class Welcome extends Controller {

	function Welcome()
	{
		parent::Controller();
	}

	function index()
	{
		$this->load->helper('password');
		$password = generate_secure_password();
		echo $password;
	}
}

/* End of file welcome.php */
/* Location: ./system/application/controllers/welcome.php */

check_strength()

Lets you check the strength of a password.


echo check_strength($password);

Returns the rating of the given password as an integer or string depending on the the second parameter. If the second parameter is 1 (that's the default), then the rating is returned as an integer else it's returned as a string.

generate_secure_password()

Lets you generate a secure password.

echo generate_secure_password(); Returns a string containing the new password.

MeNeedz Password User Guide Version 1.0

Password Helper

Examples

Controller

Controller

check_strength()

generate_secure_password()