Description

The passwordStrength component is needed by the web sites which ask the user to enter a powerful password for the purpose of the registration stuff.

The component enables its user to know the strength of the password while (he/she) types it before even submit the form to the server [please see the screenshots].

The component enables its user to define his custom security policy for his password in an easy manner.

The component also have 2 types of presenting the password strength. Till now the strength can be represented as text or progressbar.

Screen Shot

API

Usage

		<s:passwordStrength [id="txtPwdText"] 
				       [preferredPasswordLength="10"]
				       [value="#{passwordStrengthBean.password}"] 
				       [prefixText="Strength : "]
				       [textStrengthDescriptions="Very Poor;Weak;Average;Strong;Excellent"] 
				       [strengthIndicatorType="text|bar"]
				       [useCustomSecurity="true|false"]
				       [customSecurityExpression="A3S2N3A2"] 
				       [penaltyRatio="50"]>				       
		</s:passwordStrength>

            

Instructions

id - defines the id of the component.
preferredPasswordLength - defines the preferred length of the password. It is required.
textStrengthDescriptions - defines the text strength descriptions that defines the strength levels.
It is optional.
Default is "Very Poor;Weak;Average;Strong;Excellent" (5 levels).

prefixText - The prefix of the textStrengthDescriptions message.
It is optional.
Default is "Strength : "

showDetails - This flag {true | false} determines whether to show the details "The Left Characters" or not.
It is optional.
Default is true.

strengthIndicatorType - This flag {true | false} determines the strength indicator type. It can be {text | bar}.
It is optional.
Default is text.

useCustomSecurity - This flag {true | false} determines whether to use custom security rule instead of just depending on the password length or not.
It is optional.
Default is false.

customSecurityExpression -
This string determines the expression of the custom security policy of the password
Note that the expression has the following simple format :
*******************************************************
S (Number) N (Number) A (Number)
Where S stands for Symbols
Where N stands for Numbers
Where A stands for Alphabets
*******************************************************
For example) A4N2S3A2
Means that the password will be as following :
4 or more Alphabets followed by
2 or more Numbers followed by
3 or more Symbols followed by
2 or more Alphabets
*******************************************************
Note that the useCustomSecurity should be set to true to activate this attribute.

penaltyRatio -
This attribute determines the penalty ratio that will decrease the password
Strength if the custom security expression is not met.
Possible values from 0 to 100.
Default value is 50.
Note that the useCustomSecurity should be set to true to activate this attribute.

Additional Information

see passwordStrength.jsp in the Sandbox examples.