Nobspw

No Bullshit Password strength checker

Cybersecurity & Ethical HackingRubyMIT

Abstract

Nobspw is an open-source Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking project. No Bullshit Password strength checker. Instead, it validates your user's password against a few important criteria. This ensures strong passwords without the hassle generally associated with complex (and useless) password rules. It is built using Ruby. The complete source code is publicly available on GitHub under the MIT License, making it a useful reference for students building a Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking mini project or final-year project.

1. Introduction

Instead, it validates your user's password against a few important criteria. This ensures strong passwords without the hassle generally associated with complex (and useless) password rules.

This software was inspired by Password Rules are Bullshit by Jeff Atwood.

2. Objective

No Bullshit Password strength checker

This project demonstrates how Ruby can be applied to a real-world Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking problem.

4. Technology Stack

Ruby

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

  • Ruby and Bundler
  • Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/cmer/nobspw.git
cd nobspw
gem 'nobspw'

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

  • Add logging and alert notifications (email / Telegram)
  • Write a threat model document for the tool
  • Package it with Docker for safe lab testing

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

  1. Which threat or attack does this project defend against?
  2. What detection or protection technique is used and what are its limits?
  3. How are false positives and false negatives handled?
  4. Which cryptographic algorithms or security standards are involved?
  5. What legal and ethical rules apply when testing a tool like this?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by cmer and published on GitHub under the MIT License. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.

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