Check your password — is it strong?

Your online accounts, computer files, and personal information are more secure when you use strong passwords to help protect them.

Test the strength of your passwords: Type a password into the box.

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Note: This does not guarantee the security of the password. This is for your personal reference only.

What is a strong password?

A strong password should appear to be a random row of characters. It should be at least 14 characters long. It should include a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols.

For tips about how to create passwords that are easy for you to remember but difficult for others to guess, read Create strong passwords.

About this password checker

This password checker does not collect, store, or transmit information.

The security of the passwords typed into this password checker is similar to the security of the password you enter if you log on to Windows. The password is checked and validated on your computer, but is not sent over the Internet.

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