Pwned : Simple CLI Script To Check If You Have A Password

Pwned is a simple command-line python script to check if you have a password that has been compromised in a data breach. This script uses haveibeenpwned API to check whether your passwords were leaked during one of the many breaches of online services.

This API uses k-Anonymity model that allows a password to be searched for by partial hash in order to anonymously verify if a password was leaked without disclosing the searched password.

How Script Works?

Also Read – Flux-Keylogger : Modern Javascript Keylogger With Web Panel

Git Installation

#clone the repo
$ git clone https://github.com/sameera-madushan/Pwned.git

#change the working directory to Pwned
$ cd Pwned

#install the requirements
$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Usage

python pwned.py -p <your password here>

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