How strong is your password?

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  1. Posts : 8,608
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
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    How strong is your password?


    Some of mine aren't up to par Test yours

    https://www.microsoft.com/security/online-p...rd-checker.aspx
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  2. Posts : 826
    Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit SP1
       #2

    The ratings all came to BEST

    After all, they are 50 characters or longer and complex too :)
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  3. Posts : 8,679
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #3

    It says Strong for mine 19 -long password.
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  4. Posts : 17,545
    Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
       #4

    Tested a few I currently have. Two yellows, rest green. Seems I'm quite safe, except here; my current SF password is weak
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  5. Posts : 9,582
    Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64
       #5

    Mine typically vary between Medium and Strong.

    A useful source of random passwords is https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm

    If you wish to make use of these (and I haven't, as yet), make sure that you keep a record of the password somewhere secure, such as a password locker, as they are deliberately complex and virtually impossible to remember.
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  6. Posts : 5,105
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
       #6

    I have one very important password (to me) ... think I will make it stronger

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  7. Posts : 24
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #7

    It said in there that it should be 14 characters long and if you put '1' 20 times it said strong in Microsoft Password Checker because it passed the test of character length. Of course my password isn't that though
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  8. Posts : 8,608
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
    Thread Starter
       #8

    This might be interesting to some Anonymous Damage Control Anybody?
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  9. Posts : 341
    Windows 7 Home Premium x32 SP1
       #9

    Here is also very interesting reading:
    Call me your e-mail security guinea pig.
    The other day I was talking to Hugh Thompson, adjunct professor of software security at Columbia University and founder of consultancy People Security, about his research related to online privacy and he mentioned how easy it can be to hijack someone's e-mail account. So, I challenged him to try to steal mine.
    (...)
    more:
    How secure is your e-mail password? | InSecurity Complex - CNET News

    also worth to read:
    - Are your passwords safe? - The Globe and Mail
    - A Lesson in Password Security
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  10. Posts : 3,322
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64
       #10

    One I use most often is strong. The new one I was starting to change to is only medium. Best think of a new password to use, lol.
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