Programming Challenge: Enterprise Password Policy Enforcer (Jan 18, 2025)

Challenge:

Create a Password Policy Enforcer that checks whether a given password meets enterprise security standards. The program should validate passwords based on complexity requirements and provide feedback to users.

Basic Requirements:

1. Validate that a password meets the following enterprise security rules:

   • ✅ At least 12 characters long

   • ✅ Contains at least one uppercase letter

   • ✅ Contains at least one lowercase letter

   • ✅ Contains at least one number

   • ✅ Contains at least one special character (!@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|;:'",.<>?/)

2. Provide feedback to the user if the password fails any checks.

3. Allow users to generate a strong password if their input is weak.

Bonus Features:

✅ Add configurable rules (e.g., allow admins to set custom password policies).
✅ Implement a password strength meter (e.g., "Weak", "Moderate", "Strong").
✅ Support real-time validation where users see what's missing as they type.
✅ Store previous passwords in a file and prevent password reuse.
✅ Extend it to integrate with Active Directory or LDAP for enterprise environments.

Example Output:

Enter your password: P@ssword1
Weak password! Missing at least 12 characters.

Enter your password: StrongP@ssw0rd123!
Strong password! Meets all security requirements.