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How safe is your password?
Check how long it would take to crack your password
The longer and more complex your password, the harder it will be for cyber-criminals to crack it through brute force.
What is Brute Force? It’s the name for when automated software tries hundreds of thousands of variations of passwords, until it finds the right one.
Check your password now in the box below. Enter it below and you’ll see how long it would take criminals to crack it. The longer, the better, you want to be seeing results in 10's or 100's of years. If you password would only take hours, minutes or seconds then you need to change it immediately. Your password is safe and is not sent across the internet.
OK, so why do I need to worry about strong passwords?
So why do you need to worry about having a strong, secure password. Well simply put the more complex (strong) your password is the longer it will take a hacker to crack it.
If you tested your password above and your result came back as anything less than years, then you need to reset your password now. Watch the video for a quick explanation of how hackers crack your passwords and what you can do to lower your risk of being hacked.