Elements of a strong password

The Password Meter lets you enter your password and receive instant feedback on its strength. Passwords with letters only, numbers only, or repeat characters are easier to crack and will rate lower. "Tinkerbell" may be a good name for your cat, but not for your password.

Passwords that are at least 8 characters long with a combination of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols are harder to crack. For example, "#gX'9>(Q{\v" is very strong.



It's also recommended that you consider using KeePass to manage all your various passwords. KeePass is a free open source password manager, which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key file. So you only have to remember one single master password or select the key file to unlock the whole database. The databases are encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms currently known (AES and Twofish).