Password Strength Test
The Password Strength Test evaluates security credentials by analyzing complexity factors, pattern recognition, and vulnerability assessment to determine resistance against various attack methods and security threats. This essential security tool processes password strings to assess strength through multiple criteria including length evaluation, character diversity, pattern detection, dictionary checking, and entropy calculation for comprehensive security assessment. Essential for security professionals, system administrators, and individual users, it provides reliable password evaluation for security policy compliance, vulnerability assessment, and security awareness across various authentication scenarios and threat models. The tool offers extensive testing options including different attack scenario simulation, policy requirement checking, detailed vulnerability analysis, and improvement suggestions with practical security recommendations. Features include real-time strength feedback, historical strength tracking, bulk password checking, and support for various password policies and security standards. Whether implementing security policies, evaluating existing credentials, or improving security awareness, this test provides comprehensive password assessment with security insights and improvement guidance.
Password Strength Test
Password Analysis
Character Analysis
Strength Factors
Common Patterns Detected
Password Generator
Password History
Password Security Best Practices
Strong Password Criteria:
- • At least 12 characters long
- • Mix of uppercase and lowercase letters
- • Include numbers and special characters
- • Avoid common words or patterns
- • Don't reuse passwords across sites
Security Tips:
- • Use a password manager
- • Enable two-factor authentication
- • Change passwords regularly
- • Avoid personal information
- • Use passphrases for better memorability
Common Weak Password Patterns
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What is Password Strength Test?
The Password Strength Test is a comprehensive security analysis tool that evaluates password resilience and security strength using multiple factors including password length, character diversity (uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols), entropy calculation measured in bits (indicating password randomness), pattern detection algorithms identifying sequences (123, abc), repeats (aaa, 111), keyboard runs (qwerty), dictionary word matches, and estimated crack time against brute-force attacks. It visualizes password strength using color-coded strength meters (weak, fair, good, strong), displays detailed character counts and composition analysis, flags specific security weaknesses (repeating patterns, common sequences, dictionary matches), and provides targeted improvement suggestions to enhance password security. A built-in password generator creates strong random passwords with preset configurations for typical security policies (strong passwords, military-grade, Wi-Fi passwords) and customizable character sets. All password analysis happens entirely locally in your browser without server uploads, making it a safe learning and auditing tool for individuals and teams improving credential hygiene, password security awareness, or password policy compliance without exposing passwords to external servers.
How to Use
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Enter a password to analyze in the input field; the preview mirrors what you type for visibility (toggle password visibility on/off if needed using eye icon), ensuring password entry is correct for accurate strength analysis and security evaluation.
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Review the password strength assessment displayed in the results panel, examining strength rating (weak/fair/good/strong), security score (numerical rating), entropy measurement in bits (indicating password randomness), and estimated crack time (how long brute-force attack would take) to understand overall password security level.
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Open "Character Analysis" and "Pattern Detection" sections to see specific security weaknesses including character repeats (aaa, 111), keyboard sequences (qwerty, 12345), dictionary word matches, common patterns, or predictable structures that weaken password security, enabling detailed weakness identification for comprehensive password security analysis.
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Click "Get Suggestions" or review improvement recommendations to see targeted security enhancements, as suggestions highlight specific weaknesses and recommend improvements (add symbols, increase length, avoid patterns) enabling password strengthening through actionable security improvement guidance.
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Use the built-in password generator to create new strong passwords with desired length and character sets (uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols), then copy the generated password or load it directly into the analyzer to verify its strength, enabling secure password generation and immediate strength verification.
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Review password history if available to track recent password checks and strength assessments, enabling password audit trails and security monitoring, then clear history when finished to remove password traces from browser storage for enhanced privacy and security.
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Compare password strength across different password attempts by testing multiple password variations, as comparative analysis helps understand how different password characteristics (length, complexity, patterns) affect security strength, enabling informed password selection through strength comparison.
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Export or save password analysis reports if available for documentation, security audits, or policy compliance records, enabling password security documentation and audit trail maintenance for organizational password security management and compliance requirements.
Use Cases & Examples
Account security hardening and password auditing
Audit weak passwords in existing accounts and replace them with high-entropy alternatives, enabling systematic password security improvement by identifying weak passwords and upgrading to stronger alternatives for enhanced account security and credential protection across personal or organizational accounts.
Password policy validation and compliance
Check that generated passwords meet internal security complexity rules, organizational password policies, or compliance requirements, enabling password policy validation ensuring passwords satisfy security requirements and organizational standards for password policy compliance and security governance.
Security training and awareness programs
Demonstrate how common patterns, sequences, and weak structures hurt password security with visual feedback and strength metrics, enabling security education through interactive password strength demonstrations that illustrate security concepts and password best practices for effective security awareness training.
Wi-Fi and IoT device password setup
Create long, secure passphrases for routers, smart devices, IoT equipment, or network infrastructure with appropriate length and complexity, enabling secure device password generation for network security and IoT device protection requiring strong authentication credentials.
Incident response and password risk assessment
Quickly assess security risk of exposed or compromised passwords based on entropy and crack time estimates, enabling rapid password risk evaluation during security incidents to prioritize password changes and understand compromised password vulnerability levels for efficient incident response.
Development and testing password validation
Test password strength requirements in applications, validate password complexity enforcement, or verify password policy implementation in development and testing workflows, enabling password validation testing and password security feature verification for application security development.
Personal password management and security
Evaluate personal password strength, identify weak passwords for replacement, and generate strong alternatives for improved personal security hygiene, enabling individual password security improvement and personal credential protection through systematic password strength evaluation and enhancement.
Educational and research applications
Demonstrate password security concepts, entropy calculations, and cryptographic principles in educational contexts, enabling security education through password analysis demonstrations that illustrate security concepts and cryptographic principles for effective computer security education and research applications.
Tips & Best Practices
Prefer password length and randomness over forced complexity patterns, as longer passwords with random characters provide better security than short passwords with complex patterns, requiring focus on length (12+ characters minimum, 16+ for sensitive accounts) and randomness rather than just complexity rules for true password strength.
Use a reputable password manager application to store unique passwords per site or service, as password managers enable strong, unique passwords for each account without memory burden, requiring password manager adoption for comprehensive password security management and unique password per account protection.
Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) wherever available in addition to strong passwords, as MFA provides additional security layer beyond passwords, requiring multi-factor authentication activation to enhance account security and protect against password-only attacks for comprehensive account protection.
Avoid dictionary words, personal names, dates, birthdays, and keyboard sequences in passwords, as these patterns are predictable and easily cracked, requiring avoidance of common patterns, personal information, and predictable sequences that weaken password security and enable faster password cracking.
Consider passphrases with 4-5 random words as strong and memorable alternatives, as long passphrases provide good security with memorability benefits, requiring passphrase generation combining multiple random words for passwords that balance security strength with memorability for user-friendly strong password creation.
Regularly rotate credentials for critical systems, especially after suspected exposure or security incidents, as credential rotation limits exposure window and reduces risk from compromised passwords, requiring periodic password updates for sensitive accounts and immediate rotation after security incidents for enhanced account protection.
Never reuse passwords across services or accounts, as password reuse creates single point of failure where one breach compromises multiple accounts, requiring unique passwords for each account, service, or website to prevent credential stuffing attacks and multi-account compromise from password reuse.
Review password strength analysis regularly to maintain strong password hygiene, as password security requirements evolve and password strength should be periodically reassessed, requiring regular password audits and strength evaluation to maintain consistent password security and adapt to changing security threats.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Equating password complexity rules (e.g., requiring one symbol) with true password strength causing false security confidence, when meeting minimum complexity requirements (one uppercase, one symbol, one number) doesn't guarantee strong passwords if passwords are short, predictable, or contain common patterns, causing weak passwords that meet policy requirements but are easily cracked requiring focus on length, randomness, and entropy rather than just complexity rule compliance for true password strength.
Revealing passwords on screen when sharing test results or demos causing password exposure, when password strength test results are shared with visible passwords in screenshots, presentations, or screen shares, causing password compromise, security breaches, or credential exposure requiring use of masked password displays, password hiding features, or exclusion of actual passwords when sharing strength analysis results for security.
Relying on short passwords even with symbols assuming complexity compensates for length causing weak passwords, when short passwords (under 12 characters) are used despite having symbols, numbers, and mixed case, causing passwords vulnerable to brute-force attacks regardless of complexity requiring password length (12+ characters minimum, 16+ for sensitive accounts) as primary strength factor, with complexity as secondary enhancement for strong passwords.
Reusing the same strong password across multiple sites or services causing credential compromise cascade, when a strong password that tests well is reused across multiple accounts, causing single breach to compromise multiple accounts when password is exposed requiring unique passwords for each account, service, or website regardless of individual password strength to prevent credential stuffing attacks and multi-account compromise.
Ignoring breach notifications or credential stuffing risks assuming strong passwords are immune causing delayed response, when password breaches or credential stuffing attacks occur but strong password users assume they're safe, causing delayed password rotation, continued use of compromised credentials, or false security confidence requiring immediate password rotation after any breach notification, even for strong passwords, and monitoring for credential stuffing attempts.
Assuming password strength test score of 100% means password is unbreakable causing overconfidence, when high strength scores indicate relative security but don't guarantee absolute protection against all attack methods (phishing, keyloggers, social engineering), causing security overconfidence requiring understanding that password strength is one component of security, complemented by MFA, secure storage, and protection against non-brute-force attacks.
Not using password managers and trying to remember all strong passwords causing weak password creation, when users avoid password managers and create memorable but weak passwords to avoid forgetting, causing weak passwords that are easier to crack requiring use of reputable password managers to store strong, unique passwords without memory burden, allowing creation of truly strong passwords without memorization constraints.
Using predictable password patterns or substitutions (Password1!, Pa$$w0rd) assuming complexity helps causing weak passwords, when passwords use predictable patterns, common substitutions (a→@, o→0), or dictionary words with minor modifications, causing passwords that test as moderate strength but are easily cracked using dictionary attacks requiring truly random passwords or passphrases without predictable patterns for actual security.
Not enabling multi-factor authentication assuming strong passwords are sufficient causing account vulnerability, when strong passwords are used but MFA isn't enabled, causing accounts vulnerable to phishing, keyloggers, or other non-brute-force attacks requiring MFA as essential security layer complementing strong passwords to protect against broader attack vectors beyond password cracking.
Testing passwords on untrusted devices or networks risking password exposure, when password strength testing is performed on public computers, shared devices, or untrusted networks that may have keyloggers, malware, or monitoring software, causing password exposure or credential theft requiring password testing only on trusted, secure devices and networks to prevent password compromise during testing.
Not rotating passwords after security incidents or suspicious activity causing continued vulnerability, when password strength is high but passwords aren't rotated after security incidents, data breaches, or suspicious account activity, causing continued use of potentially compromised credentials requiring immediate password rotation after any security incident, regardless of password strength, to maintain account security.
Ignoring entropy metrics and crack time estimates focusing only on strength score causing incomplete security assessment, when users focus solely on strength score without understanding entropy (randomness bits) or estimated crack time, causing incomplete understanding of actual password security requiring attention to entropy metrics (higher bits = more secure) and crack time estimates to fully assess password strength beyond simple score ratings.
