HaveIBeenPwned API v3
Secure your digital life with HaveIBeenPwned.
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This API is best for checking if any user's personal data has been compromised in a data breach.
HaveIBeenPwned API is a great resource for developers looking for secure and up-to-date information about data breaches impacting their user's data. Through the API, developers can easily test an email address or username to determine if it has been involved in any data breach and notify the user. Developers can also check the status of a data breach or subscribe notifications of any upcoming breaches. This API makes it incredibly easy to ensure the user's data is safe, secure and up-to-date.
Key features
- Ability to test an email address
- username or other personal data
- ability to subscribe to notifications of data breaches
- ability to check the status of a data breach.
Potential use cases
- Automated Password Change System: Develop an automated system that regularly checks emails and usernames with the HaveIBeenPwned API, and changes the user's password if the API returns a positive result.
- Security Dashboard Widget: Develop a security dashboard widget that allows the user to quickly check their potentially compromised data, using the HaveIBeenPwned API for the verification process.
- Breach Monitoring Tool: Use the HaveIBeenPwned API to develop a powerful tool that constantly monitors updates about data breaches, to inform the user about any potentially compromised personal data.
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