How Good is Your Password?

[kburra]

Ever Wondered Just How Good Your Password Is?


Web sites are continually reminding us that it's important to choose a strong password. But what makes a password strong? And just how long might it take a powerful computer to crack a strong one, compared with a weak one?

Here's a handy site that can show you. Head to password.kaspersky.com/ and type in a password that you might have considered using. As you type, the site shows you just how long it would take to crack on various computers, including a home machine from the 1980s and the current fastest machine in the world.
Obviously don`t use any of your current passwords, just old ones or ones you might be considering.

https://password.kaspersky.com/

 

[Don M.]

Password protection is Key when doing anything online. I have so many that I have to keep them in one of these address/phone number books...and I change them frequently. Of equal importance is to log off the browser immediately after doing any financial transaction online. Also, I run ad blockers on the browsers and spyware/malware programs on the system. A person almost has to be a bit paranoid, anymore, to avoid Identity Theft.

 

[Son_of_Perdition]

Better than some, good as most, weaker than the best.