A password manager, like Bitwarden, stores your passwords in an encrypted vault that can only be accessed by you using your master password (and two-factor authentication if you have that enabled, which is a good idea). Once you generate a password and confirm it passes the strength test, how do you safely store your password information and retrieve it later, or share it with family members or coworkers? This is where password managers come in.
BITWARDEN PASSWORD STRENGTH GENERATOR
The data processed through the Bitwarden Password Generator and the Bitwarden Password Strength Tester is never transmitted to our servers and is only processed locally in your device's web browser window. It’s important to note that users of our free password security tools never have to worry about the privacy of their information. Put your passwords to the test with the Bitwarden password strength tester. The results of this exercise might surprise you.
BITWARDEN PASSWORD STRENGTH SERIES
Our founder and CTO at Bitwarden, Kyle Spearrin, ran a series of example passwords through a password strength testing tool and monitored the time it would take for a computer program (like those used by modern threat actors) to crack each password. This means the technique of replacing letters with symbols in one’s password may only take the computer a few extra seconds to crack, while making it significantly harder for the user to remember. Computers automate the password hacking process and can produce thousands of guesses per second. The reality is, people are not doing the heavy lifting for hacking passwords and stealing our information, computers are. You might wonder how it’s possible for threat actors to “guess” their way into your private account.
Information theft is among the “fastest rising consequences of cybercrime to date,” according to the 2018 study commissioned by Accenture Security. Unfortunately, the more places a password is used or written down, the more likely you are to get hacked. Many of us end up recording passwords on post-it notes or using the same password for multiple online services. But keeping track of the multiple unique usernames and passwords necessary to access dozens of online accounts has become a challenging task.
In today’s digital world, the use of strong passwords is essential to ensuring the security of our online accounts and private information.
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