how strong is my password

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To help you determine how strong your password is, I can provide some guidelines and tips. However, for security reasons, please do not share your actual password here. Instead, I’ll explain how you can evaluate its strength yourself.

How to Evaluate Password Strength

1. Length

  • Longer is stronger. Aim for at least 12 characters. The more characters, the harder it is to crack.

2. Complexity

  • Use a mix of:
    • Uppercase letters (A-Z)
    • Lowercase letters (a-z)
    • Numbers (0-9)
    • Special characters (e.g., !, @, #, $, %, &, *)

3. Unpredictability

  • Avoid common words, phrases, or patterns (e.g., “password,” “123456,” “qwerty”).
  • Avoid easily guessable information like your name, birthdate, or common substitutions (like “pa$$word”).

4. Uniqueness

  • Use a unique password for each account to prevent a breach on one service from compromising others.

5. Use a Password Manager

  • Consider using a password manager to generate and store complex passwords securely.

Tools to Check Password Strength

You can use trusted online tools to check your password’s strength, such as:

These tools analyze length, complexity, and whether your password has appeared in known data breaches. If you want, you can describe the structure of your password (e.g., length, types of characters used) without revealing it, and I can give you feedback on its likely strength!