diff --git a/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/conandata.yml b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/conandata.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..02bab3e9743193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/conandata.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+sources:
+  "2.5":
+    archive:
+      url: "https://github.com/tsyrogit/zxcvbn-c/archive/refs/tags/v2.5.tar.gz"
+      sha256: "77d6c6ecb35952a8d8ce7f736b7a2bf466275c48210e309b73782d6b7e84dffd"
+    cmakelists:
+      url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tsyrogit/zxcvbn-c/31948901f613a8500e710fe13772591e4ab245bc/CMakeLists.txt"
+      sha256: "8a5f3c6a7afd203fc3e5e877ec06252a0823473a976e0db910334425005affaa"
+patches:
+  "2.5":
+    - patch_file: "patches/2.5-0001-tests.patch"
+      patch_description: "disable building of tests; also fixes the 'file failed to create symbolic link' error on Windows"
+      patch_type: "portability"
+    - patch_file: "patches/2.5-0002-libm.patch"
+      patch_description: "disable libm linking and unsupported compile options"
+      patch_type: "portability"
+    - patch_file: "patches/2.5-0003-crossbuilding.patch"
+      patch_description: "crossbuilding: disable the dictgen executable building"
+      patch_type: "portability"
diff --git a/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/conanfile.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..2bdfbece627862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/conanfile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+from conan import ConanFile
+from conan.tools.build import cross_building
+from conan.tools.cmake import CMake, CMakeToolchain
+from conan.tools.files import copy, download, export_conandata_patches, get, patch, rm
+import os
+
+required_conan_version = ">=1.54.0"
+
+class ZxcvbncConan(ConanFile):
+    name = "zxcvbn-c"
+    description = "C/C++ implementation of the zxcvbn password strength estimation"
+    license = "MIT"
+    url = "https://github.com/conan-io/conan-center-index"
+    homepage = "https://github.com/tsyrogit/zxcvbn-c"
+    topics = ("password", "security", "zxcvbn")
+    package_type = "library"
+    settings = "os", "arch", "compiler", "build_type"
+    options = {
+        "shared": [True, False],
+        "fPIC": [True, False],
+    }
+    default_options = {
+        "shared": False,
+        "fPIC": True,
+    }
+
+    def build_requirements(self):
+        if cross_building(self):
+            self.tool_requires(f"{self.name}/{self.version}")
+
+    def export_sources(self):
+        export_conandata_patches(self)
+
+    def config_options(self):
+        if self.settings.os == "Windows":
+            del self.options.fPIC
+
+    def configure(self):
+        if self.options.shared:
+            self.options.rm_safe("fPIC")
+
+    def source(self):
+        sources = self.conan_data["sources"][self.version]
+        get(self, **sources["archive"], strip_root=True)
+        rm(self, "makefile", self.source_folder)
+        download(self, filename="CMakeLists.txt", **sources["cmakelists"])
+
+    def generate(self):
+        tc = CMakeToolchain(self)
+        tc.generate()
+
+    def _patch_sources(self):
+        # for the conditional #include "stdafx.h" in zxcvbn.c
+        if self.settings.os == "Windows":
+            with open(os.path.join(self.source_folder, "stdafx.h"), "ab") as f:
+                f.close()
+
+        for it in self.conan_data.get("patches", {}).get(self.version, []):
+            if "tests" in it["patch_file"] and not self.conf.get("tools.build:skip_test", default=True):
+                continue
+            if "libm" in it["patch_file"] and self.settings.os not in ["Emscripten", "Windows"]:
+                continue
+            if "crossbuilding" in it["patch_file"] and not cross_building(self):
+                continue
+            entry = it.copy()
+            patch_file_path = os.path.join(self.export_sources_folder, entry.pop("patch_file"))
+            patch(self, patch_file=patch_file_path, **entry)
+
+    def build(self):
+        self._patch_sources()
+        cmake = CMake(self)
+        cmake.configure()
+        cmake.build(target="zxcvbn-shared" if self.options.shared else "zxcvbn-static")
+
+    def package(self):
+        copy(self, "LICENSE.txt", self.source_folder, os.path.join(self.package_folder, "licenses"))
+        copy(self, "zxcvbn.h", src=self.source_folder, dst=os.path.join(self.package_folder, "include"))
+        copy(self, "*.lib", src=self.build_folder, dst=os.path.join(self.package_folder, "lib"), keep_path=False)
+        copy(self, "*.a", src=self.build_folder, dst=os.path.join(self.package_folder, "lib"), keep_path=False)
+        copy(self, "dictgen*", src=self.build_folder, dst=os.path.join(self.package_folder, "bin"), keep_path=False)
+        copy(self, "*.dll", src=self.build_folder, dst=os.path.join(self.package_folder, "bin"), keep_path=False)
+        copy(self, "*.dylib", src=self.build_folder, dst=os.path.join(self.package_folder, "bin"), keep_path=False)
+        copy(self, "*.so*", src=self.build_folder, dst=os.path.join(self.package_folder, "bin"), keep_path=False)
+
+    def package_info(self):
+        self.cpp_info.libs = ["zxcvbn"]
+        if self.settings.os in ["Linux", "FreeBSD"]:
+            self.cpp_info.system_libs.append("m")
diff --git a/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/patches/2.5-0001-tests.patch b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/patches/2.5-0001-tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..34ebe3d292cff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/patches/2.5-0001-tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- CMakeLists.txt
++++ CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
+ set_target_properties(zxcvbn-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME zxcvbn)
+ 
+ # in root projects we also want to build/run tests...
+-if(PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL)
++if(FALSE)
+ 
+ 	# C tests
+ 	add_executable(test-internals test-internals.c dict-src.h dict-crc.h zxcvbn.h)
diff --git a/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/patches/2.5-0002-libm.patch b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/patches/2.5-0002-libm.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f305e9462d3168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/patches/2.5-0002-libm.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+--- CMakeLists.txt
++++ CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
+ target_compile_features(dictgen PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
+ target_compile_options(dictgen PRIVATE "-O3")
+ 
+-add_compile_options("-Wall" "-Wextra")
+ 
+-find_library(LIBM m)
+ 
++
++
+ # list of dictionaries
+ set(WORDS words-eng_wiki.txt words-female.txt words-male.txt words-passwd.txt words-surname.txt words-tv_film.txt)
+ list(TRANSFORM WORDS PREPEND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/)
+@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
+ add_library(zxcvbn-shared SHARED zxcvbn.c dict-crc.h dict-src.h)
+ target_include_directories(zxcvbn-shared PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+ target_include_directories(zxcvbn-shared PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+-target_link_libraries(zxcvbn-shared PUBLIC ${LIBM})
++
+ set_target_properties(zxcvbn-shared PROPERTIES 
+ 	POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
+ 	OUTPUT_NAME zxcvbn
+@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
+ # build static version of library
+ add_library(zxcvbn-static STATIC zxcvbn.c dict-crc.h dict-src.h)
+ target_include_directories(zxcvbn-static PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+-target_link_libraries(zxcvbn-static PUBLIC ${LIBM})
++
+ set_target_properties(zxcvbn-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME zxcvbn)
+ 
+ # in root projects we also want to build/run tests...
diff --git a/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/patches/2.5-0003-crossbuilding.patch b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/patches/2.5-0003-crossbuilding.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8e840ab62b6779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/patches/2.5-0003-crossbuilding.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- CMakeLists.txt
++++ CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
+ 
+ project(zxcvbn-c VERSION 0 LANGUAGES C CXX)
+ 
+-add_executable(dictgen dict-generate.cpp)
+-target_compile_features(dictgen PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
+-target_compile_options(dictgen PRIVATE "-O3")
++add_custom_target(dictgen
++  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "Using prebuilt dictgen"
++)
+ 
diff --git a/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6a8b130fa1c2cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+project(test_package LANGUAGES C)
+
+find_package(zxcvbn-c REQUIRED CONFIG)
+
+add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} test_package.c)
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE zxcvbn-c::zxcvbn-c)
diff --git a/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/test_package/conanfile.py b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/test_package/conanfile.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0a808db45f2453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/test_package/conanfile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from conan import ConanFile
+from conan.tools.build import can_run
+from conan.tools.cmake import cmake_layout, CMake
+import os
+
+
+# It will become the standard on Conan 2.x
+class TestPackageConan(ConanFile):
+    settings = "os", "arch", "compiler", "build_type"
+    generators = "CMakeDeps", "CMakeToolchain", "VirtualRunEnv"
+    test_type = "explicit"
+
+    def layout(self):
+        cmake_layout(self)
+
+    def requirements(self):
+        self.requires(self.tested_reference_str)
+
+    def build(self):
+        cmake = CMake(self)
+        cmake.configure()
+        cmake.build()
+
+    def test(self):
+        if can_run(self):
+            bin_path = os.path.join(self.cpp.build.bindir, "test_package")
+            self.run(bin_path, env="conanrun")
diff --git a/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/test_package/test_package.c b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/test_package/test_package.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..94532fb932215f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/all/test_package/test_package.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include <zxcvbn.h>
+
+int main(void) {
+    ZxcvbnMatch("password", NULL, NULL);
+
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/recipes/zxcvbn-c/config.yml b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ab826811e95e76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/zxcvbn-c/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+versions:
+  "2.5":
+    folder: all