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Password strength generator

I want to generate a password strength generator, indicating to the users the strength of their password.
The password needs to be atleast six characters, need to have one upper case letter, one number and one special character.
I need to do this in .net, can someone help me with this.

disrupt

http://www.dotnetspider.com/projects/1259-password-generator-meter.aspx

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Deja Anbu

have a try with

http://mypocket-technologies.com/jquery/password_strength/

here is a list of jquery plugins

http://www.webresourcesdepot.com/10-password-strength-meter-scripts-for-a-better-registration-interface/

Manoj Patil

Hi you like this........

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/ajax/GooglePasswordStrength.aspx

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/aspnet/jQuery-password-strength.aspx

countrymeister

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Here is what I did to create my password strength generator

<asp:TextBox id="ItxtPassword" runat="server" />
<ajaxToolkit:PasswordStrength runat="server" ID="PS"
TargetControlID="ItxtPassword"
DisplayPosition="RightSide"
MinimumSymbolCharacters="1"
MinimumUpperCaseCharacters="1"
MinimumNumericCharacters="1"
PreferredPasswordLength="8"
CalculationWeightings="25;25;15;35"
RequiresUpperAndLowerCaseCharacters="true"
TextStrengthDescriptions="Poor; Weak; Good; Strong; Excellent"
StrengthIndicatorType="BarIndicator"
HelpHandlePosition="AboveLeft"
BarBorderCssClass="barIndicatorBorder"
StrengthStyles="barIndicator_poor; barIndicator_weak; barIndicator_good; barIndicator_strong; barIndicator_excellent">
</ajaxToolkit:PasswordStrength>

countrymeister

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I solved this using an ajax pasword strength extender
This was a soluiton wher the author made a genuine effort to help.
The rest sent me some links for jquery