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cPanel API 2 Functions - PasswdStrength::get_required_strength

Warning:

The cPanel API 2 system is deprecated. We strongly recommend that you use UAPI instead of cPanel API 2.

Description

This functionr retrieves the application's required minimum password strength.

Warning:

We strongly recommend that you use the following UAPI function instead of this function:

Examples


WHM API (JSON)

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https://hostname.example.com:2087/cpsess###########/json-api/cpanel?cpanel_jsonapi_user=user&cpanel_jsonapi_apiversion=2&cpanel_jsonapi_module=PasswdStrength&cpanel_jsonapi_func=get_required_strength&app=ftp
Note:

For more information, read our Calls from the WHM API documentation.

LiveAPI PHP Class

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$cpanel = new CPANEL(); // Connect to cPanel - only do this once.

// Check the minimum required strength for ftp passwords
$check_strength = $cpanel->api2(
    'PasswdStrength', 'get_required_strength',
    array(
        'app' => 'ftp',
    )
);
Note:

For more information, read our Guide to the LiveAPI System.

LiveAPI Perl Module

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my $cpliveapi = Cpanel::LiveAPI->new(); # Connect to cPanel - only do this once.

# Check the minimum required strength for ftp passwords
my $check_strength = $cpliveapi->api2(
    'PasswdStrength', 'get_required_strength',
    {
        'app' => 'ftp',
    }
);
Note:

For more information, read our Guide to the LiveAPI System.

cPanel Tag System (deprecated)

Warnings:
  • cPanel tags are deprecated. We strongly recommend that you only use the LiveAPI system to call the cPanel APIs. Examples are only present in order to help developers move from the old cPanel tag system to our LiveAPI.
  • cPanel API 2 calls that use cPanel tags vary in code syntax and in their output.
  • For more information, read our Deprecated cPanel Tag Usage documentation.

Command Line

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cpapi2 --user=username PasswdStrength appstrengths app=ftp
Notes:
  • You must URI-encode values.

  • username represents your account-level username.

  • You must include the --user=username option.

  • For more information and additional output options, read our Guide to cPanel API 2 documentation or run the cpapi2 --help command.

  • If you run CloudLinux™, you must use the full path of the cpapi2 command:

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    /usr/local/cpanel/bin/cpapi2

Output (JSON)

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{
  "cpanelresult": {
    "apiversion": 2,
    "func": "get_required_strength",
    "data": [
      {
        "strength": 0
      }
    ],
    "event": {
      "result": 1
    },
    "module": "PasswdStrength"
  }
}
Note:

Use cPanel's API Shell interface (cPanel >> Home >> Advanced >> API Shell) to directly test cPanel API calls.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescriptionPossible valuesExample
appstring

Required

The application's name.

  • htaccess
  • passwd
  • ftp
  • createacct
  • bandmin
  • We removed thebandmin parameter value in cPanel & WHM version 58.
  • cpaddons
  • pop
  • sshkey
  • postgres
  • webdisk
  • mysql
ftp

Returns

ReturnTypeDescriptionPossible valuesExample
strengthintegerThe application's required minimum password strength.An integer between 0 and 100.0
reasonstringA reason for failure.

This function only returns a reason value if it failed.

A string that describes the error.

This is an error message.
resultBoolean

Whether the function succeeded.

  • 1 — The function succeeded.
  • 0 — The function failed.
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