Guess (zxcvbn4j 1.9.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseGuess, BruteforceGuess, DateGuess, DictionaryGuess, EstimateGuess, RegexGuess, RepeatGuess, SequenceGuess, SpatialGuess
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public interface Guess
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Represents a strategy for estimating the number of guesses required to crack a given Match.
Implementations of this interface are expected to evaluate the strength or weakness of a matched pattern within a password and return an estimated guess number.

See Also:

Match

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`BRUTEFORCE_CARDINALITY`	Cardinality used in brute force attacks.
`static int`	`MIN_SUBMATCH_GUESSES_MULTI_CHAR`	Minimum number of guesses when the sub-match contains multiple characters.
`static int`	`MIN_SUBMATCH_GUESSES_SINGLE_CHAR`	Minimum number of guesses when the sub-match contains a single character.
`static int`	`MIN_YEAR_SPACE`	The minimum range of years to be considered when evaluating date-based patterns.
`static int`	`REFERENCE_YEAR`	Reference year used for date-based pattern evaluations.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`double`	`exec(Match match)`	Evaluates the given `Match` and estimates the number of guesses required to crack it.

- Field Detail
  - BRUTEFORCE_CARDINALITY
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static final int BRUTEFORCE_CARDINALITY
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    Cardinality used in brute force attacks.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - MIN_SUBMATCH_GUESSES_SINGLE_CHAR
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static final int MIN_SUBMATCH_GUESSES_SINGLE_CHAR
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    Minimum number of guesses when the sub-match contains a single character.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - MIN_SUBMATCH_GUESSES_MULTI_CHAR
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static final int MIN_SUBMATCH_GUESSES_MULTI_CHAR
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    Minimum number of guesses when the sub-match contains multiple characters.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - MIN_YEAR_SPACE
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static final int MIN_YEAR_SPACE
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    The minimum range of years to be considered when evaluating date-based patterns.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - REFERENCE_YEAR
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static final int REFERENCE_YEAR
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    Reference year used for date-based pattern evaluations.
- Method Detail
  - exec
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double exec(Match match)
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    Evaluates the given Match and estimates the number of guesses required to crack it.
    
    Parameters:
    
    match - the matched pattern to evaluate.
    
    Returns:
    
    the estimated number of guesses required to crack the given match.