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Password Strength Rater

Rate your password strength by length, character variety, and whether it is based on something guessable — with a crack-time estimate label.

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Enter your password length and tick what it includes. Do not type your actual password — just describe its characteristics.

What this means

This rater scores based on length, character variety, and whether the password is a dictionary word or based on personal information — the two most common weaknesses.

Formula used

Strength = length score (up to 40) + character variety (up to 35) − word penalty (25) − personal penalty (20)

Worked example

12 characters, uppercase, numbers, and symbols, not a word, not personal — score 75/100. Strong.

Common questions

Should I type my actual password in here?
No. Describe its characteristics — length, whether it contains uppercase, numbers, and symbols — without entering the password itself. Never type a real password into any web form you did not create.

Why is length the most important factor?
Each additional character multiplies the number of possible combinations exponentially. A 16-character password of any characters is far harder to crack than an 8-character password with every character type included.

Plain-English summary

Describe your password characteristics to get a strength score without entering the actual password.

This section translates the result into a short, direct takeaway rather than leaving the page at a bare number.

Disclaimer: This is a general strength indicator, not a cryptographic analysis or security audit. Do not type your actual password into any web tool. Use a password manager.

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How to make a strong password without making it impossible to remember

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