Password strength checker full project with source code in C++

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By this password strength checker project we can check the strength of any password.

We have given the source code of some projects in our C++ projects section.

In this article we will see the project to check strength of a password given by the user.

We will ask the user to give a password and then check it based on how many uppercase, lowercase, number or special characters it has.

Then we will print the strength of that given password.

Password strength checker full project source code

Now, we will see the source code of this password strength checker projects. Let’s try to understand it.

// password strength checker full project in C++

#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h>
#include <dos.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <string.h>
using namespace std;

HANDLE console = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
COORD CursorPosition;

void go_to_xy(int x, int y){
	CursorPosition.X = x;
	CursorPosition.Y = y;
	SetConsoleCursorPosition(console, CursorPosition);
}

void main_border(int x = 0, int y = 0){
	char v = 186, h = 205, br = 188, bl = 200, tr = 187, tl = 201;
    int width = 30, height = 3;

    for(int i = 1; i <= height; i++){

		for(int j = 1; j <= width; j++){

	    	go_to_xy(j + x, i + y);
	    	if(i == 1 && j == 1) cout << tl;
			else if(i == height && j == 1) cout << bl;
	    	else if(i == 1 && j == width) cout << tr;
			else if(i == height && j == width) cout << br;
			else if(i == 1 || i == height) cout << h;
			else if(j == 1 || j == width) cout << v;
		}

	}

}

int main(){
    srand((unsigned) time(NULL));

	system("cls");

 	char op, password[21];
 	int length;

	do{
		system("cls");

		cout << "±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±" << endl << endl;
		cout << "\t\t  ±±±±± " << endl;
		cout << "\t\t  ±   ± " << endl;
		cout << "\t\t±±±±±±±±±" << endl;
		cout << "\t\t±±±± ±±±±" << endl;
		cout << "\t\t±±±±±±±±±" << endl << endl;

		cout << "     CHECK  YOUR  PASSWORD  STRENGTH      " << endl;
		cout << "±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±" << endl << endl;

		cout << endl << "\tEnter password: ";
		cin >> password;

		char pass[21] = "";

		int excess = strlen(password) - 6, baseScore = 50;
		int numUpper = 0, numSymbol = 0, numLower = 0, numDigit = 0;
		int bonusExcess = 3, bonusUpper = 4, bonusNumbers = 5, bonusSymbols = 5;
		int bonusCombo = 0, bonusFlatLower = 0, bonusFlatNumber = 0;

		int i;
		for(i = 0; i < strlen(password); i++){
			if(password[i] >= 48 && password[i] <= 57){    // checking digits 0-9
				numDigit++;
			}

			if(password[i] >= 97 && password[i] <= 125){     // checking lowercase a-z
				numLower++;
			}

			if(password[i] >= 65 && password[i] <= 90){    // checking uppercase letter A-Z
				numUpper++;
			}

			if(password[i] >= 33 && password[i] <= 47){    // checking special characters
				numSymbol++;
			}
		}

		if(numUpper > 0 && numDigit > 0 && numSymbol > 0){
			bonusCombo = 25;
		}

		else if((numUpper > 0 && numDigit > 0) || (numUpper > 0 && numSymbol > 0) || (numDigit > 0 && numSymbol > 0)){
			bonusCombo = 15;
		}

		int score = baseScore + (excess * bonusExcess) + (numUpper * bonusUpper) +
				(numDigit * bonusNumbers) + (numSymbol * bonusSymbols) +
				bonusCombo + bonusFlatLower + bonusFlatNumber;

		go_to_xy(8, 14);
		cout << "Checking password strength....";
		go_to_xy(8, 15);
		for(int i = 0; i < 27; i++){
			cout << (char)176;
			Sleep(100);
		}

		main_border(7, 17);

		go_to_xy(10, 19);
		if(score < 50){
			cout << "Password Status: Weak";
		}

		else if(score >= 50 && score < 75){
			cout << "Password Status: Average";
		}

		else if(score >= 75 && score < 100){
			cout << "Password Status: Strong";
		}

		else if(score >= 100){
			cout << "Password Status: Secure";
		}

		go_to_xy(9, 23); cout << "Do you want to check more (y/n): ";
		op = getch();
	}while(op=='y' || op=='Y');

    return 0;
}

Output of password strength checker project

You will see the output like this when you compile and run this given password strength checker project.

password-strength-checker-full-project-by-C
password-strength-checker-project-using-c

Hope this password strength checker project source code will help you to create your own.

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