jQuery password strength checker

Question

I\'m quite new to jQuery, and I\'ve written a simple function to check the strength of a password for each keypress.

The idea is that every time a user enters a char

Answer 1

I would suggest evaluating an existing jQuery password strength plugin. (unless your just doing it as an exercise)

Here are a few links I found:

http://www.visual-blast.com/javascript/password-strength-checker/

http://phiras.wordpress.com/2007/04/08/password-strength-meter-a-jquery-plugin/