Access to password strength algorithm

[mjqtreble]

Does anybody know of a way to access the cpanel password strength algorithm? - or know what the algorithm is?

I am building an interface to create email accounts using the api. My problem is that the minimum strength on the server is set to 50% - My hosting company will not lower this for security reasons. When I create an account using the api it fails if the strength is too low, so I would like to pre-check the strength before submission just like on the cpanel interface.

It would be really good if there was an api call for this, then it could be done using an ajax call, but it doesn't seem to be available.

Thanks.

[cPanelJared]

I moved this post to the Developer Discussions section, since it is appropriate as a development-related question.

[cPanelDavidN]

Hi mjqtreble,

I think you're looking for:

https://$server:2083/backend/passwordstrength.cgi?password=At3stPas_w0rd

you'll need to be authenticated, naturally. By sending the 'password' parameter, you'll get a JSON response like:

 { "strength": 100 }

Regards,
-David

[mjqtreble]

Thanks - works a treat!

It would be good to add this call to the documentation.