i sure thought so, until i decided to google for a password checker and rate my passwords. after all, i’m still human and can’t recall more than two passwords at a specific time, probably you fit in the same scheme as well . i hate it that at work i have five different sets of usernames and passwords that i have to use two or three every day just to access “my” personal computer and a couple of others on special occasions.

in any case, for home use i too have two sets of passwords, my standard one (shorter) and a more “secure” password (longer), i thought.

i’ve been using them for so long with out ever considering the strength of the passwords as after all they are a bunch of random key strokes.

now i have decided it’s time to strengthen my security by revising both my passwords, difficult part is remembering all the places i’ve used them

so back to the matter in hand, google has found some good tools in order to test your password strenght. after all there is no patented procedure to test one’s password strength so i decided to run them on all available tools.

to my disappointment and surprise both my passwords were rated weak and medium, with all password checkers, which is really unacceptable for my standards, so this post ends here, you know what i’ll be doing for the time being, and if i don’t post here ever again, you know what that means -better write that new password down somewhere-, *oups*…

below, you can find links to the password checkers i’ve used…

• Microsoft Password Checker
• Password Meter
• Security Stats

more reading at http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/password/create.mspx where microsoft has put together a really nice article for a change, on how to create passwords, dos and don’ts, etc…