Ironically the site itself is insecure - the link goes here:
https://howsecureismypassword.io/
But the SSL certificate is only valid for:
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Re: Show HN: How Secure Is My Password
#12I've seen some dark satire on HN lately. What I see here is another neat implementation of an unconstructive idea, amusing for reflecting our flaws. We really should know better than to share or encourage sharing passwords with third parties. The same goes for CC details ("enter your CC and see if it's been stolen"). The right place for a widget like this is on the signup or change password page itself. You've put fo…
Just to add to your comment:
A safe way to rate your password on MacOS is to use the Keychain Access app. Generate a new password by pressing cmd-n and than fill in your current password or a new password you'd like to use. It even includes a function to automatically generate passwords, automatically generating passwords online isn't something I'd like to do either. I either make them up from random text, which I see online & offline, or I use the Keychain Access app.
Besides the native Keychain Access app all other decent third party password managers include a way to automatically generate safe passwords. This makes online tools redundant, unless they've been made with another purpose in mind like practicing coding or possibly malicious intents.
Re: Show HN: How Secure Is My Password
#13Step 1: provide service to rate password
Step 2: provide links to share password strength on social media
Step 3: watch social media to correlate username and password based on time
Step 4: ???
Step 5: Profit
Re: Show HN: How Secure Is My Password
#14The scoring algo is pretty bad. You get 1 or 2 points for each characters classes and some points for length (at lengths 7, 13, 16 and 21).
"AAaa11!!" scores nicely using this method (one "blip" from a perfect green bar), but zxcvbn (from Dropbox) gives it a score of "1" with an estimated crack time of 13 minutes.