diff --git a/shell/qaskpass b/shell/qaskpass
index 6d0c7f5..2dd4443 100755
--- a/shell/qaskpass
+++ b/shell/qaskpass
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ import argparse
 import curses
 import hashlib
 import os
+import random
+import re
 import sys
 import termios
+import time
 import tty
 
-__version__ = "20250309.a"
+__version__ = "20250310.a"
 
 
 class getch:
@@ -49,37 +52,64 @@ def termsize():
 
 
 class bc:
-    m = "\033[95m"
-    b = "\033[94m"
-    g = "\033[92m"
-    y = "\033[93m"
-    r = "\033[91m"
-    c = "\033[96m"
-    B = "\033[1m"
+    m = "\033[35m"
+    b = "\033[34m"
+    g = "\033[32m"
+    y = "\033[33m"
+    r = "\033[31m"
+    c = "\033[36m"
+    k = "\033[30m\033[40m"
+    M = "\033[95m"
+    B = "\033[94m"
+    G = "\033[92m"
+    Y = "\033[93m"
+    R = "\033[91m"
+    C = "\033[96m"
+    bold = "\033[1m"
     z = "\033[0m"
 
     def disable(self):
-        for x in "rgbcmyBz":
+        for x in "rgbcmyzkRGBCMY":
             setattr(self, x, "")
+        setattr(self, "bold", "")
 
 
-def animchar(i, pos, colorpos, width, c):
+def pwscore(s):
+    score = len(s) / 8
+    simple = False
+    if re.search("[A-Z]", s):
+        score *= 2
+        simple = True
+    if re.search("[a-z]", s):
+        score *= 1.5
+        simple = True
+    if re.search("[0-9]", s):
+        score *= 1.5
+        simple = True
+    if not simple:
+        score *= 2
+    return score
+
+
+def animchar(i, pos, colorpos, width, c, user_input):
     if i < 0:
         return " "
     if pos == colorpos:
-        clr = c.c
+        clr = c.C
     else:
-        if i < 10:
-            clr = c.r
-        elif i < 20:
-            clr = c.y
-        else:
-            clr = c.g
-    return clr + "▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█▇▆▅▄▃▂"[int(i / width) % 14]
+        clr = c.r
+        score = pwscore(user_input)
+        for limit in ((c.r, 2), (c.y, 4), (c.c, 8), (c.g, 14)):
+            if score > limit[1] - 1 + 2 * random.random():
+                clr = limit[0]
+            else:
+                break
+
+    return clr + "▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█▇▆▅▄▃▂"[int(random.randint(-1, 1) + (i / width)) % 14]
 
 
-def pquit(s="", e=0):
-    print("", file=sys.stderr)
+def pquit(s="", e=0, c=bc()):
+    print(c.z, file=sys.stderr)
     print(s, end="", file=sys.stdout if e == 0 else sys.stderr)
     sys.exit(e)
 
@@ -91,28 +121,32 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     # 127 = backspace
     ch = getch()
     user_input = ""
-    display = "****       ****"
+
+    dot = "•"
+    display = f"{dot*4}       {dot*4}"
     c = bc()
     if opts.no_color:
         c.disable()
     if opts.title:
-        print(f"{c.y}{c.B}{opts.title}{c.z}", file=sys.stderr)
+        print(f"{c.Y}{opts.title}{c.z}", file=sys.stderr)
     enter_exitcode = 0
     while True:
         try:
             if opts.w > 0:
                 dot_color = c.m
+                dot = "•"
                 if opts.expect_sha256:
                     enter_exitcode = 10
                     if hashlib.sha256(user_input.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest() == opts.expect_sha256:
-                        dot_color = c.g + c.B
+                        dot_color = c.G
+                        dot = "♥"
                         enter_exitcode = 0
                 colorpos = len(user_input) % opts.w
-                display = dot_color + "•••• "
+                display = dot_color + f"{dot*4} "
                 for i in range(opts.w):
-                    display += animchar(len(user_input) - i, i, colorpos, opts.w, c)
-                display += dot_color + " ••••" + c.z
-                print("\r" + display, file=sys.stderr, end="")
+                    display += animchar(len(user_input) - i, i, colorpos, opts.w, c, user_input)
+                display += dot_color + f" {dot*4}" + c.z
+                print("\r" + c.z + display + "\r" + c.k, file=sys.stderr, end="")
             sys.stderr.flush()
             key = ch.get()