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Password Strength Meter

Check your password safety rating, entropy strength, and get suggestions to fix security vulnerabilities.

How to use this calculator

👉 Fill in the boxes below and your answer appears instantly — no maths needed, we do it all for you! 🎉

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In plain English — what does this do?

💻 A tool for people who build websites and apps. It helps with things like codes, colours, and secret computer languages. If you’re a coder, this will save you a lot of time!

📌 Direct Answer & Summary

A password strength meter evaluates how safe a string is from automated brute-force hacking attacks. It scores character variety, checks length boundaries, and rates safety.

What is Password Strength Meter?

A password strength meter evaluates how safe a string is from automated brute-force hacking attacks. It scores character variety, checks length boundaries, and rates safety.

How to use it

  1. 1️⃣ Type a test password into the input field.
  2. 2️⃣ Review the strength score bar and read helpful safety suggestions.

Formula

Calculates total information entropy in bits: Log2 of the character pool size raised to the power of character length.

💡 See it in action — a real example

A password like 'P@ssw0rd123' is highly guessable and insecure, while a 16-character phrase like 'blue-koala-dance-rapidly' is extremely secure.

❓ Common questions

Does this site store my passwords?
Absolutely not. All computations run 100% locally in your web browser. No password data is ever sent to our servers.
What makes a strong password?
Length is the most critical factor. Aim for 12 to 16 characters mixing uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols.

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