The Top 6 Password Strength Checkers and Validation Tools
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The Top 6 Password Strength Checkers and Validation Tools The Top 6 Password Strength Checkers and Validation Tools
Of course, you should only use password strength checkers which you can trust. Obviously, a trustworthy validation tool should never store your passwords in any capacity; they should only process your passwords in the browser. Again, you should never input your password into sites you don’t trust. Another important note is that almost all of these password strength checkers and validation tools call themselves educational tools; they provide non-binding advice and exist primarily to help users understand what they need to improve their passwords. Therefore, you should use these password strength checkers as intended—to demonstrate why typical passwords don’t suffice in modern identity management. Provide them to your employees to help them determine how best to write strong passwords and push them away from weaker ones. Additionally, you can use them to help you formulate your own password policies.
We cultivated a clear list of password vaults we believe to be secure. However, you should do your own evaluation of these sites to ensure your users’ credentials’ safety. 1. Have I Been Pwned? Rather than operating like other straightforward password strength checkers, actually determines whether a particular email account has been exposed. “Have I Been Pwned?” details the breach information in which the account appears and what information became exposed in those breaches. It can provide a strong wake-up call to users to change their passwords if they suffered a breach. 2. Comparitech Password Strength Test
The provides a strong baseline for other password strength checkers. For example, the test can demonstrate how long hackers need to crack the inputted password.
This test evaluates passwords based on complexity, length, and can determine whether the password appears in the list of most commonly used passwords. As a bonus, this test hashes the passwords automatically, which isn’t always the case. 3. My1Login Password Strength Test Much like the password checker above, the automatically hashes the password inputted; this helps establish trust with the validation tool. Also, it too gives an estimate on the time needed to crack the password.
However, My1Login offers much more conservative timeframe estimates. A super complex password labeled as 13 sextillion years to crack only requires hackers two years to crack, according to this tool. If anything, this could be a sobering reminder of the relative security of passwords. 4. Thycotic Password Strength Checker
The can also recognize the most common passwords and warns against them. Further, it can identify dictionary words, recognizes repeated patterns of characters, and suggest ways to improve password strength. 5. LastPass: How Secure Is My Password? From one of the most prominent of , we wanted to include LastPass to emphasize the potential of password management. Such tools when paired with other identity and access management solutions can help employees deal with the myriad password demands of their day-to-day business processes. 6. JavaScript Password Strength Checkers Code
Instead of using external password strength checkers, your enterprise could design your own using Javascript. outlines the steps to make your own password checker, with plenty of flexibility so it fits with your IT infrastructure.NOW READ: 19 Best Password Managers for Users and Businesses: The Definitive List Ben Canner is an enterprise technology writer and analyst covering Identity Management, SIEM, Endpoint Protection, and Cybersecurity writ large. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Clark University in Worcester, MA. He previously worked as a corporate blogger and ghost writer. You can reach him via Twitter and LinkedIn. Latest posts by Ben Canner () - September 16, 2021 - September 15, 2021 - September 14, 2021 Share this: Related Tagged
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