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Password Strength Checker

Check how strong your password is with a visual meter, entropy score, and estimated crack time.

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1. Type or paste a password into the input field to analyze its strength. 2. View the visual strength meter that rates the password from very weak to very strong. 3. Review the estimated time to crack displayed for different attack scenarios. 4. Check the detailed breakdown of character diversity, length, and pattern detection. 5. Follow the specific improvement suggestions to make your password stronger.

About This Tool

Not sure if your password is strong enough? The Password Strength Checker analyzes your password in real time and gives you a clear visual meter showing its strength, an entropy score measured in bits, and an estimated time it would take an attacker to crack it using modern hardware.

The tool evaluates multiple factors including length, character variety, common patterns, dictionary words, repeated characters, and keyboard sequences. It uses the widely respected zxcvbn algorithm approach to provide realistic strength estimates rather than simplistic rules like "must contain a symbol." This gives you a much more accurate picture of how resistant your password is to real-world attacks.

Everything runs entirely in your browser - your password is never sent to any server or stored anywhere. Use this tool to audit existing passwords, test new ones before committing to them, or educate yourself about what makes passwords easy or hard to crack.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. The entire analysis runs in your browser using JavaScript. Your password never leaves your device, so it is completely safe to check even your most sensitive passwords.
Entropy measures the randomness or unpredictability of a password in bits. Higher entropy means more possible combinations an attacker would need to try. A password with 80+ bits of entropy is generally considered very strong.
Crack time is estimated based on how many guesses per second a modern GPU cluster could perform using optimized brute-force or dictionary attacks. The estimate accounts for common patterns, dictionary words, and substitutions.
Many websites use simplistic rules like requiring one uppercase letter and one number. A password like "Password1!" meets those rules but is extremely common and easy to crack. Real strength depends on unpredictability, not just character variety.
Aim for a "Strong" or "Very Strong" rating with an estimated crack time of centuries or more. For critical accounts, target at least 80 bits of entropy. Use a password manager to store complex passwords you cannot memorize.

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