Is your password still considered strong?

I admit it. I have been using the same password for some web sites for over a decade. But software and hardware capabilities have grown exponentially over that same time. This fact was made plain to me recently when I used a online password analyzer which estimates how long it would take a modern computer with current cracking software to break my oldest password. Zero point four six seconds. Apparently, a six character mix of letters and numbers is not adequate any longer. If you’d like to check your own password, point your browser at https://howsecureismypassword.net/ But wait! Is this safe? Yes, for two reasons: 1. The site uses SSL (https://) and the certificate checks out (so we know the connection cannot be hijacked). 2. The ‘test’ is done via javascript on your local machine—the password you enter is never sent over the internet. If you’re still worried, but in a password like your password just to see the result. So. Your password could be cracked in what you consider to be a fairly short amount of time. What to do? Find a crutch or two to use, that’s what. Crutch #1—I use software to create and remember passwords. Here’s a password I just asked a program to make for me: Yet.Jol(Em{gar
Source: Waking Up Costs - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Security Source Type: blogs