Is my password strong enough?
Short Tips
- +What is a strong password?
- Look around on our website. You will find a lot of good articles on strong passwords and how to deal with it.
- +Why do I have to review this?
- Checking if your password is strong is never a lost cause. You will often find an indication on the website whether your password is strong or not. But this is often the company’s decision. Of course, you never know how they determine these requirements. Maybe this doesn’t work the way it should.
You can also check externally, for example by using the links, whether your password is really secure. But this also changes regularly. What is safe today will not be safe tomorrow. This doesn’t change every day of course, but still, caution is needed here. After all, you can’t trust every website just like that. These are made by people and they sometimes make mistakes. So if you want to see if your password is strong enough, check this on several websites to get a neutral image. And don’t forget to go to a safe website, so pay attention to the https:// .
- +Tips from PaSMaN?
- Scientists often say: “to measure is to know”. If you do not check and research, then you will not easily find out. This also partly applies to passwords. If you think to have found the most secure password in the whole world, check it to be sure. If others, in this case websites that are specialized in this, think the same, then your password will be okay.
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Is my password strong enough?
The perfect password does not exist, hackers are very ingenious when it comes to hacking your password. How can I measure whether my password is strong/good enough?
For this you can use a password tester to check. Do not use just any tester, because it may be a trick to get a hold of passwords.
Hier onder twee websites die je met een gerust hart kunt gebruiken, ze zijn wel in het Engels…
How Secure Is My Password: https://howsecureismypassword.net/
Betterbuys: https://www.betterbuys.com/estimating-password-cracking-times/
These websites give you an idea of how long it would take to hack your password and thus to abuse your applications, data and devices. The shorter the period to unravel your password, the more insecure it is to still make use of it. You can often find this today as an indicator on the website where you set up your account or change your password. You will see a red bar if the password is insufficient and will turn green when you choose a stronger password. Do take into account that these and comparable testers have limitations and that the results are not always correct.
If you look into our tips, then you already did something and you can assume that you have created a strong password.
