Password Strength Meter

How secure is your password? Check it or create a new one below. This is a non-recording feature on this Web site that helps determine your password's strength as you type.

Test Your Password
Minimum Requirements
Password:
  • Minimum 8 characters in length
  • Contains 3/4 of the following items:
    - Uppercase Letters
    - Lowercase Letters
    - Numbers
    - Symbols
Hide:
Score:
0%
 
Complexity:
Too Short
Additions
 Type Rate Count Bonus
 
 Number of Characters Flat +(n*4)
 
 
 
 Uppercase Letters Cond/Incr +((len-n)*2)
 
 
 
 Lowercase Letters Cond/Incr +((len-n)*2)
 
 
 
 Numbers Cond +(n*4)
 
 
 
 Symbols Flat +(n*6)
 
 
 
 Middle Numbers or Symbols Flat +(n*2)
 
 
 
 Requirements Flat +(n*2)
 
 
Deductions
 
 Letters Only Flat -n
 
 
 
 Numbers Only Flat -n
 
 
 
 Repeat Characters (Case Insensitive) Incr -(n(n-1))
 
 
 
 Consecutive Uppercase Letters Flat -(n*2)
 
 
 
 Consecutive Lowercase Letters Flat -(n*2)
 
 
 
 Consecutive Numbers Flat -(n*2)
 
 
 
 Sequential Letters (3+) Flat -(n*3)
 
 
 
 Sequential Numbers (3+) Flat -(n*3)
 
 
Legend
  •  
    Exceptional: Exceeds minimum standards. Additional bonuses are applied.
  •  
    Sufficient: Meets minimum standards. Additional bonuses are applied.
  •  
    Warning: Advisory against employing bad practices. Overall score is reduced.
  •  
    Failure: Does not meet the minimum standards. Overall score is reduced.
Quick Footnotes
• Flat: Rates that add/remove in non-changing increments.
• Incr: Rates that add/remove in adjusting increments.
• Cond: Rates that add/remove depending on additional factors.
• n: Refers to the total number of occurrences.
• len: Refers to the total password length.
• Additional bonus scores are given for increased character variety.
• Final score is a cumulative result of all bonuses minus deductions.
• Final score is capped with a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 100.
• Score and Complexity ratings are not conditional on meeting minimum requirements.
DISCLAIMER

This application is designed to assess the strength of password strings. The instantaneous visual feedback provides the user a means to improve the strength of their passwords, with a hard focus on breaking the typical bad habits of faulty password formulation. Since no official weighting system exists, we created our own formulas to assess the overall strength of a given password. Please note, that this application does not utilize the typical "days-to-crack" approach for strength determination. We have found that particular system to be severely lacking and unreliable for real-world scenarios. This application is neither perfect nor foolproof, and should only be utilized as a loose guide in determining methods for improving the password creation process.