Password Checker

This project is a Python-based password checker that uses the Have I Been Pwned API to check if a password has been leaked in any data breaches.

Features

• Check passwords interactively
• Check passwords from a file
• Uses SHA-1 hashing to securely check passwords against the API

Requirements

• Python 3.9
• requests library

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/rapzodo/password_checker.git
   cd password_checker

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it:

   python3.9 -m venv .venv
   source .venv/bin/activate

3. Install the required packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Check Passwords Interactively

Run the script and enter passwords when prompted:

python com/danilo/checkmypass.py