How to Use the Have I Been Pwned Password API from PHP to Check If Passwords Associated to Your Email Have Leaked From Insecure Sites - PHP Have I Been Pwned API Search package blog

About the PHP Have I Been Pwned API Search Package

The package PHP Have I Been Pwned API Search is one of the few PHP packages that was considered notable recently because it does something that is worth paying attention.

The basic purpose is: Check if email addresses are in the HIBP database

Here follows in more detail what it does:

This package provides an application to check if email addresses are in the HIBP database.

It provides a Web page to let users enter a list of email addresses.

The application sends AJAX requests to the Have I Been Pwned service API to check if the email addresses are associated with passwords used in a compromised site.

Conclusion

The PHP Have I Been Pwned API Search can be downloaded from download page or be installed using the PHP Composer tool following instructions in the Composer install instructions page.

This package was considered notable for implementing its benefits in a way that is worth noticing.

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