How Strong is Your Password?

You've come up with a password that you think is unbreakable. It's got numbers, symbols, and no dictionary words. But is it really secure against modern hacking techniques? 🕵️‍♀️

How Hackers Crack Passwords

Hackers don't sit at a keyboard guessing passwords manually. They use massive arrays of GPUs running algorithms like Hashcat, capable of making billions of guesses per second.

They use strategies like:

• Dictionary Attacks: Testing every word in the dictionary.
• Credential Stuffing: Testing passwords leaked from other websites.
• Pattern Matching: Testing common substitutions like replacing 'a' with '@'.

Testing Your Strength

A Password Strength Checker simulates these cracking techniques using algorithms like zxcvbn. Instead of just counting characters, it looks for common patterns, keyboard walks, names, and dictionary words.

It then provides an estimated "time to crack." If your password can be cracked instantly or within a few days, it's time to generate a longer, more random one!