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Password Strength Scanner and Breach Checker

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import requests
import re
import hashlib  # Import hashlib for SHA-1 hashing

def check_breach(password):
    """Check if the password has been exposed in data breaches using the HIBP API."""
    sha1_password = hashlib.sha1(password.encode()).hexdigest().upper()
    prefix = sha1_password[:5]
    suffix = sha1_password[5:]

    response = requests.get(f'https://api.pwnedpasswords.com/range/{prefix}')
    if response.status_code == 200:
        hashes = (line.split(':') for line in response.text.splitlines())
        return any(suffix == hash_suffix for hash_suffix, count in hashes)
    return False

def assess_password_strength(password):
    """Assess the strength of the provided password."""
    strength = "Weak"
    if (len(password) >= 12 and
            re.search(r"[A-Z]", password) and
            re.search(r"[a-z]", password) and
            re.search(r"[0-9]", password) and
            re.search(r"[!@#$%^&*()_+]", password)):
        strength = "Strong"
    elif len(password) >= 8:
        strength = "Moderate"
    return strength

def main():
    password = input("Enter a password to check: ")
    strength = assess_password_strength(password)
    print(f"Password Strength: {strength}")

    if check_breach(password):
        print("This password has been found in data breaches. Consider using a different password.")
    else:
        print("This password has not been found in data breaches.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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