function GetPasswordStrength(passwd){
	var intScore   = 0;
	var strVerdict = "";
	if(passwd.length>5){
		if (passwd.length>5 && passwd.length<8){
			// length between 6 and 7
			intScore = (intScore+6);
		}else if (passwd.length>7 && passwd.length<16){
			// length between 8 and 15
			intScore = (intScore+12);
		}else if (passwd.length>15){
			// length 16 or more
			intScore = (intScore+18);
		}		
		// LETTERS (Not exactly implemented as dictacted above because of my limited understanding of Regex)
		if (passwd.match(/[a-z]/)){
			// [verified] at least one lower case letter
			intScore = (intScore+1);
		}
		if (passwd.match(/[A-Z]/)){
			// [verified] at least one upper case letter
			intScore = (intScore+5);
		}	
		// NUMBERS
		if (passwd.match(/\d+/)){
			// [verified] at least one number
			intScore = (intScore+5);
		}	
		if (passwd.match(/(.*[0-9].*[0-9].*[0-9])/)){
			// [verified] at least three numbers
			intScore = (intScore+5);
		}	
		// SPECIAL CHAR
		if (passwd.match(/.[.,_]/)){
			// [verified] at least one special character		
			intScore = (intScore+2);
		}
		if (passwd.match(/(.*[.,_].*[.,_])/)){
			intScore = (intScore+2);
		}
		// COMBOS
		if (passwd.match(/([a-z].*[A-Z])|([A-Z].*[a-z])/)){
			// [verified] both upper and lower case
			intScore = (intScore+2);
		}
		if (passwd.match(/(\d.*\D)|(\D.*\d)/)){
			// [FAILED] both letters and numbers, almost works because an additional character is required		
			intScore = (intScore+2);
		}
		// [verified] letters, numbers, and special characters
		if (passwd.match(/([a-zA-Z0-9].*[.,_])|([.,_].*[a-zA-Z0-9])/)){
			intScore = (intScore+2);
		}
		if (intScore < 20){
			strVerdict = "0"
		}else if (intScore > 19 && intScore < 30){
			strVerdict = "1";
		}else if (intScore > 29){
			strVerdict = "2";
		}		
	}
	return strVerdict;
}