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Validate a Password

POST /v1/validations/password

Validates a password.

User Roles

User Role Description
ADMIN Can issue this request
MEMBER Can issue this request
anonymous Can issue this request

Request Parameters

Location Data Item Type Required/ Optional Description
body data object required
body data.type string required The type of data (validations_password in this case)
body data.attributes object required
body data.attributes.password string required The password to validate

Example Request

Note: The authorization header is not required for this request.

POST /v1/validations/password HTTP/1.1
Host: api.ampermusic.com
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json

Body

{
    "data": {
        "type": "validations_password",
        "attributes": {
            "password": "Th1sis@g00dPwd$"
        }
    }
}

Response Data

Data Item Type Description
data object
data.type string The type of data (validations_password in this case)
data.id string The validated password
data.attributes object
data.attributes.password string
data.attributes.score number A subjective measurement between 0 (worst) and 4 (best) of the password complexity. The password must have at least a score of 2 to be considered valid
data.attributes.suggestions array Zero or more suggestions for improving password quality. A password may be considered valid even if suggestions are returned.
data.attributes.valid boolean If true, the password is considered valid
data.attributes.warning string null for valid passwords. If the password is invalid, provides an explanation message
data.links object
data.links.self string The account URL.
links object
links.self string This account URL. 
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Example Response — Valid Password

An example response to a request to validate the password “Th1sis@g00dPwd$”.

Header

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Body

{
    "data": {
        "type": "validations_password",
        "id": "Th1sis@g00dPwd$",
        "attributes": {
            "password": "Th1sis@g00dPwd$",
            "score": 4,
            "suggestions": [],
            "valid": true,
            "warning": null
        },
        "links" : {
           "self" : "https://api.ampermusic.com/v1/validations/password"
        },
    },
    "links" : {
        "self" : "https://api.ampermusic.com/v1/validations/password"
    }
}

Example Response — Invalid Password

An example response to a request to validate the password “Password”.

Header

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Body

{
    "data": {
        "type": "validations_password",
        "id": "Password",
        "attributes": {
            "password": "Password",
            "score": 0,
            "suggestions": [
                "Add another word or two. Uncommon words are better.",
                "Capitalization doesn't help very much."
            ],
            "valid": false,
            "warning": "This is a top-10 common password.",
        },
        "links" : {
           "self" : "https://api.ampermusic.com/v1/validations/password"
        },
    },
    "links" : {
        "self" : "https://api.ampermusic.com/v1/validations/password"
    }
}