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Updated copy for all feedback #287

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52 changes: 26 additions & 26 deletions src/feedback.coffee
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Expand Up @@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ feedback =
default_feedback:
warning: ''
suggestions: [
"Use a few words, avoid common phrases"
"No need for symbols, digits, or uppercase letters"
"Use multiple words, but avoid common phrases."
"You can create strong passwords without using symbols, numbers, or uppercase letters."
]

get_feedback: (score, sequence) ->
Expand All @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ feedback =
for match in sequence[1..]
longest_match = match if match.token.length > longest_match.token.length
feedback = @get_match_feedback(longest_match, sequence.length == 1)
extra_feedback = 'Add another word or two. Uncommon words are better.'
extra_feedback = 'Add more words that are less common.'
if feedback?
feedback.suggestions.unshift extra_feedback
feedback.warning = '' unless feedback.warning?
Expand All @@ -40,77 +40,77 @@ feedback =
when 'spatial'
layout = match.graph.toUpperCase()
warning = if match.turns == 1
'Straight rows of keys are easy to guess'
'Straight rows of keys are easy to guess.'
else
'Short keyboard patterns are easy to guess'
'Short keyboard patterns are easy to guess.'
warning: warning
suggestions: [
'Use a longer keyboard pattern with more turns'
'Use longer keyboard patterns and change typing direction multiple times.'
]

when 'repeat'
warning = if match.base_token.length == 1
'Repeats like "aaa" are easy to guess'
'Repeated characters are easy to guess.'
else
'Repeats like "abcabcabc" are only slightly harder to guess than "abc"'
'Repeated character patterns are easy to guess.'
warning: warning
suggestions: [
'Avoid repeated words and characters'
'Avoid repeated words and characters.'
]

when 'sequence'
warning: "Sequences like abc or 6543 are easy to guess"
warning: "Common character sequences are easy to guess."
suggestions: [
'Avoid sequences'
'Avoid common character sequences.'
]

when 'regex'
if match.regex_name == 'recent_year'
warning: "Recent years are easy to guess"
warning: "Recent years are easy to guess."
suggestions: [
'Avoid recent years'
'Avoid years that are associated with you'
'Avoid recent years.'
'Avoid years that are associated with you.'
]

when 'date'
warning: "Dates are often easy to guess"
warning: "Dates are easy to guess."
suggestions: [
'Avoid dates and years that are associated with you'
'Avoid dates and years that are associated with you.'
]

get_dictionary_match_feedback: (match, is_sole_match) ->
warning = if match.dictionary_name == 'passwords'
if is_sole_match and not match.l33t and not match.reversed
if match.rank <= 10
'This is a top-10 common password'
'This is a heavily used password.'
else if match.rank <= 100
'This is a top-100 common password'
'This is a frequently used password.'
else
'This is a very common password'
'This is a commonly used password.'
else if match.guesses_log10 <= 4
'This is similar to a commonly used password'
else if match.dictionary_name == 'english_wikipedia'
if is_sole_match
'A word by itself is easy to guess'
'Single words are easy to guess.'
else if match.dictionary_name in ['surnames', 'male_names', 'female_names']
if is_sole_match
'Names and surnames by themselves are easy to guess'
'Single names or surnames are easy to guess.'
else
'Common names and surnames are easy to guess'
'Common names and surnames are easy to guess.'
else
''

suggestions = []
word = match.token
if word.match(scoring.START_UPPER)
suggestions.push "Capitalization doesn't help very much"
suggestions.push "Capitalize more than the first letter."
else if word.match(scoring.ALL_UPPER) and word.toLowerCase() != word
suggestions.push "All-uppercase is almost as easy to guess as all-lowercase"
suggestions.push "Capitalize some, but not all letters."

if match.reversed and match.token.length >= 4
suggestions.push "Reversed words aren't much harder to guess"
suggestions.push "Avoid reversed spellings of common words."
if match.l33t
suggestions.push "Predictable substitutions like '@' instead of 'a' don't help very much"
suggestions.push "Avoid predictable letter substitutions like '@' for 'a'."

result =
warning: warning
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