Password Checker

Password Icon If you are unsure how secure your password is, then this is a very useful tool to validate the complexity and strength of your passwords.
Enter your password in the Password field under the Test Your Password section, and in real time the checker will report a percentage rating for your password including detailed information on each element of the string. This can be very useful in determining password strength, as well as helping to devise new and stronger passwords.
Give it a go now to find out how secure your password is!

Test Your Password		Minimum Requirements
Password:		Minimum 8 characters in length Contains 3/4 of the following items: - Uppercase Letters - Lowercase Letters - Numbers - Symbols
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Score:	0%
Complexity:	Too Short

Additions		Type	Rate
	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.
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