Exploring social influence in the design and evaluation of enhanced password meters with peer-driven security

Passwords have controlled the world of authentication. As a result of their extensive use, they have become a desired target for attackers. To thwart such assaults, many strategies have been used to increase password security. The websites and applications use password meters to assist users in creating complex passwords. The purpose of a password meter is to give the users knowledge about their password selection by identifying it as "weak," "medium," or "strong," for example. This study has taken into account social effect, or how the other influences a person's behavior and attitude. This social influence, often known as peer feedback, was taken into account while designing a peer feedback password meter. Participants who used the peer feedback meter and were instructed to create a special password had stronger passwords than those who used the conventional meter. In this research, many works related to methods of measuring password strength were reviewed, and algorithms used to measure password strength were also reviewed. Some of the ways in which the attacker hacked passwords were also mentioned. We aim to provide effective methods for evaluating passwords with five levels of integrity.