• SECURITY
  • PRIVACY
  • ACTION
  • HUMAN

How to verify password safety with your AI

Connect Have I Been Pwned to your AI client to check for compromised credentials without ever exposing your actual passwords.

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Short answer

Can I check if my password is leaked without telling the AI the password?

Yes. The tool uses a k-anonymity model, meaning your AI only sends a partial hash to the service. You'll find out if your password was in a leak while your real password stays local to your machine. Here is what you'll get.

The outcomes

What you get from this check

The AI processes the safety check and delivers these specific results.

SECURITY

Breach status report

The AI identifies if your password matches any known leaked credentials. You'll see exactly which breaches your password was found in.

PRIVACY

Zero-knowledge verification

The tool ensures your plain-text password never leaves your local environment. Your AI only handles the necessary mathematical fragments.

ACTION

Risk assessment

Your agent evaluates the severity of the leak. It tells you if the compromise is critical enough to require an immediate change.

HUMAN

Manual remediation

The AI cannot change your passwords for you. You must manually update your credentials on the affected websites once a leak is confirmed.

The workflow

What your AI does when the check arrives.

Your AI handles the hashing and querying so you don't have to handle sensitive strings manually.

  1. Hash the password

    The AI takes your password and creates a partial hash. This ensures the full string is never transmitted over the internet.

    check_password_safety

  2. Query the database

    The agent sends the partial hash to the service to see if any matches exist in the leak database.

    check_password_safety

  3. Analyze results

    The AI looks at the returned data to determine if your password is part of a known breach.

    check_password_safety

  4. Report findings

    Your agent summarizes the risk level and lists the specific breaches found.

    check_password_safety

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the safety check immediately.

Starting points

Replace the bracketed text with the specific password you want to test.

Have I Been Pwned Connector

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Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_sMA0l35Ca22YXDFphuzvJ8zBvh4k5c4TwRKFbcfW/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Have I Been Pwned capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
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  "mcpServers": {
    "have-i-been-pwned-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_sMA0l35Ca22YXDFphuzvJ8zBvh4k5c4TwRKFbcfW/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Check if the password [password_here] has been compromised in any recent leaks.

  • Run a safety check on my password [password_here] and tell me if it's safe to use.

  • Is the password [password_here] part of any known data breaches?

  • Verify the security of [password_here] and let me know if I should change it.

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Does the AI see my actual password?

    No. The tool uses k-anonymity to ensure only a partial hash is sent for comparison. Your full password stays private.

  • 02

    Can the AI change my passwords if they are leaked?

    No. The AI can only report if a password is unsafe. You must go to the specific website and change the password yourself.

  • 03

    How does it protect my privacy during the check?

    It uses a secure model where the service only receives a prefix of the hash, making it impossible to reverse-engineer your password.

  • 04

    Can I check an entire list of passwords at once?

    No. The tool is designed to check specific passwords you provide in the prompt. It does not bulk-scan files or databases.

  • 05

    Will this tool tell me which website was breached?

    Yes, if the password was part of a known leak, the AI will identify the source of the breach.

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