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Automatically Detect Weak Passwords from Large Password Lists in Python
This Python script identifies weak passwords from a list by checking length, common patterns, sequential characters, and uniform characters, returning those that fail the security checks.
import re
COMMON_PASSWORDS_FILE = "common_passwords.txt"
def is_weak(password):
# Check length
if len(password) < 8:
return True
# Check for common patterns
if password.lower() in {"password", "123456", "qwerty", "letmein", "admin", "welcome"}:
return True
# Check for sequential c…Build a Secure Password Strength Checker in Python
A Python function that evaluates password strength based on length and character diversity, returning Weak, Moderate, or Strong.
import re
def password_strength(password: str) -> str:
score = 0
if len(password) >= 8:
score += 1
if re.search(r'[a-z]', password):
score += 1
if re.search(r'[A-Z]', password):
score += 1
if re.search(r'\d', password):
score += 1
if re.search(r'[!@#$%^&*(),.?":…How to Detect PII in Documents Using Python
Use regex patterns to automatically detect emails, phone numbers, SSNs, and credit card numbers in text documents.
import re
from typing import List, Dict
def detect_pii(text: str) -> Dict[str, List[str]]:
patterns = {
"email": r"[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}",
"phone": r"\(?\d{3}\)?[-.\s]?\d{3}[-.\s]?\d{4}",
"ssn": r"\b\d{3}-\d{2}-\d{4}\b",
"credit_card": r"\b\d{4}[- ]?\d{4}[-…Browse by section
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