Time to Crack Password Calculator
Calculate how long a hacker would need to crack your password using different attack methods, hash algorithms, and hardware configurations. Understand real-world password security.
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How Long Would It Take to Crack Your Password?
Understanding password crack time is essential for cybersecurity. This calculator estimates how long different attackers with various hardware and hash algorithms would need to brute-force your password. From standard PCs to nation-state supercomputers, see the real-world implications of your password choices.
Why Calculate Password Crack Time?
Real-World Security Context
See how your password holds up against actual attack scenarios and hardware capabilities.
Understand Hash Algorithm Impact
Learn why bcrypt and Argon2 are safer than MD5 or SHA-1 for storing passwords.
Hardware Threat Assessment
Evaluate security against different threat actors from hobbyists to nation-states.
Make Informed Decisions
Choose password length and complexity based on quantified crack resistance.
How to Use This Calculator
Frequently Asked Questions
Time to crack is the estimated duration for an attacker to guess your password through brute-force attack. We calculate the average time (50% of all combinations) based on the character pool size, password length, hash speed, and hardware power.