Check your password

Check your password

Your online accounts and computer files are more secure when you use strong passwords to help protect them.

Test the strength of your passwords: Type a password into the box.

Note: This checker does not guarantee the security of the password and is for your personal reference only.

What is a strong password?

The strength of a password depends on the different types of characters that you use, the overall length of the password, and whether the password can be found in a dictionary. It should be eight (8) or more characters long and include a combination of at least three (3) upper and/or lowercase letters, punctuation, symbols, and numbers.

Learn how to create strong passwords that are easy for you to remember but difficult for others to guess.

About this password checker

Microsoft does not retain information entered into this password checker. The password you enter is checked and validated on your computer. It is not sent over the Internet.