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pwnedpasswords.sh

A simple bash script for searching Troy Hunt's pwnedpasswords API.

Usage

This is a simple bash script for searching Troy Hunt's pwnedpassword API using the k-anonymity algorithm

Usage

  ./pwnedpasswords.sh [options] PASSWORD

Options:

    -h, --help    Shows this message

Arguments:

        PASSWORD    Provide the password as the first argument or leave blank to provide via STDINT or prompt

Functionality

This is a very simple script that allows you to check if a password has been pwned. You can provide the password via one of the following options.

• Provide a password as an argument:

  $ /pwnedpasswords.sh "P@ssw0rd"
  

• Provide a password via stdin:

  $ echo "P@ssw0rd" | ./pwnedpasswords.sh
  

• Provide a password via explicit prompt:

  $ ./pwnedpasswords.sh
  Enter password:
  This password has appeared 47205 times in data breaches.