---
id: 3766
title: "Password Strength Checkers - Mostly Useless..."
source_domain: projectblack.io
source_url: "https://projectblack.io/blog/trusted-by-millions-yet-so-wrong/"
published_at: "2023-10-20T07:31:54Z"
tags: ["ntlm", "gpu-cracking", "password-security", "security-education", "password-strength", "hash-cracking"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3766"
lang: en
---

# Password Strength Checkers - Mostly Useless...

## Summary

Four of the top 10 password strength checkers give misleading advice: a password rated as needing millions of years to crack fell in 8 seconds on one RTX 3070 against NTLM. Calls for better guidance.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** projectblack.io
- **Published:** 2023-10-20T07:31:54Z
- **Original:** https://projectblack.io/blog/trusted-by-millions-yet-so-wrong/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3766