pw inspector tool

The pw inspector tool is a backend analysis engine that evaluates a password for strength, policy conformance, and potential risk. It targets developers, security engineers, QA testers, and security auditors who need consistent, policy-driven credential assessments during onboarding, sign-up testing, or audits. The tool operates without performing authentication or storing passwords, ensuring privacy.

Conceptually, the tool accepts a password plus optional policy settings, computes a numeric strength score, checks policy requirements, and optionally runs breach-indicator checks. Results are structured for integration into CI pipelines, risk dashboards, or remediation workflows, enabling auditable decision points.

Beneficiaries gain a repeatable, objective view of password quality. Unique value includes deterministic scoring, configurable policy rules, no persistent data retention, and ready-to-export results. It helps organizations reduce subjective judgment and accelerate remediation planning.

Core features include length and character-class evaluation, entropy estimation, and policy compliance results. Optional capabilities cover breached-password dictionary checks, external breach data integration, and export to JSON or CSV. Typical use cases are pre-release sign-up validation, credential hygiene checks, and security audits of authentication flows.