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What is password entropy?
How much entropy does my password have?
To find out how much entropy a password contains, follow these steps:
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Determine the length of your password β how many characters there are.
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Calculate the size of the pool of symbols from which you've taken the characters. For instance, if you only use lowercase letters, the pool size is 26. If you additionally use some digits, the pool size is already 36.
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Compute the entropy as password its length times the log of the pool size to base 2.
How many bits of entropy for a good password?
For non-vital accounts, 25-30 bits of entropy are enough. For more important accounts, aim for 60-80 bits of entropy, up to 100 for crucial ones.
Hi, is anyone able to explain/opine why Cygnius Password Strength Test is giving such wildly different (i.e., much, much lower) entropy scores vs Password Entropy Calculator (omnicalculator.com) or Password Entropy Calculator by Tim Cutting - Web Developer, Colchester ?