Password Strength Test - IT Support, IT Security, Schools IT, IT Solutions Sussex

Minimum Requirements
Minimum 8 characters in length Contains 3/4 of the following items: – Uppercase Letters – Lowercase Letters – Numbers – Symbols

Test Your Password
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Score:	0%
Complexity:	Too Short

Additions		Count	Bonus
	Number of Characters Type: Flat Rate: +(n*4)
	Uppercase Letters Type: Cond/Incr Rate: +((len-n)*2)
	Lowercase Letters Type: Cond/Incr Rate: +((len-n)*2)
	Numbers Type: Cond Rate: +(n*4)
	Symbols Type: Flat Rate: +(n*6)
	Middle Numbers or Symbols Type: Flat Rate: +(n*2)
	Requirements Type: Flat Rate: +(n*2)
Deductions
	Letters Only Type: Flat Rate: -n
	Numbers Only Type: Flat Rate: -n
	Repeat Characters (Case Insensitive) Type: Compr Rate: –
	Consecutive Uppercase Letters Type: Flat Rate: -(n*2)
	Consecutive Lowercase Letters Type: Flat Rate: -(n*2)
	Consecutive Numbers Type: Flat Rate: -(n*2)
	Sequential Letters (3+) Type: Flat Rate: -(n*3)
	Sequential Numbers (3+) Type: Flat Rate: -(n*3)
	Sequential Symbols (3+) Type: Flat Rate: -(n*3)

Legend
Exceptional: Exceeds minimum standards. Additional bonuses are applied. Sufficient: Meets minimum standards. Additional bonuses are applied. Warning: Advisory against employing bad practices. Overall score is reduced. Failure: Does not meet the minimum standards. Overall score is reduced.

Quick Footnotes
• Flat: Rates that add/remove in non-changing increments. • Incr: Rates that add/remove in adjusting increments. • Cond: Rates that add/remove depending on additional factors. • Comp: Rates that are too complex to summarize. See source code for details. • n: Refers to the total number of occurrences. • len: Refers to the total password length. • Additional bonus scores are given for increased character variety. • Final score is a cumulative result of all bonuses minus deductions. • Final score is capped with a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 100. • Score and Complexity ratings are not conditional on meeting minimum requirements.
DISCLAIMER
The Password Tester is designed to assess the strength of password strings. The visual feedback provides the user with a means to improve the strength of passwords. Since no official weighting system exists, it uses its own formulas to assess the overall strength of a given password and should only be utilised as a loose guide in determining methods for improving the password creation process.

Quick Footnotes

• Flat: Rates that add/remove in non-changing increments.

• Incr: Rates that add/remove in adjusting increments.

• Cond: Rates that add/remove depending on additional factors.

• Comp: Rates that are too complex to summarize. See source code for details.

• n: Refers to the total number of occurrences.

• len: Refers to the total password length.

• Additional bonus scores are given for increased character variety.

• Final score is a cumulative result of all bonuses minus deductions.

• Final score is capped with a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 100.

• Score and Complexity ratings are not conditional on meeting minimum requirements.

DISCLAIMER

The Password Tester is designed to assess the strength of password strings. The visual feedback provides the user with a means to improve the strength of passwords. Since no official weighting system exists, it uses its own formulas to assess the overall strength of a given password and should only be utilised as a loose guide in determining methods for improving the password creation process.