{"id":2082,"date":"2025-02-20T06:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T11:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.mountdesales.net\/?p=2082"},"modified":"2025-02-18T08:21:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T13:21:32","slug":"how-long-will-it-take-to-crack-your-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tech.mountdesales.net\/?p=2082","title":{"rendered":"How Long Will It Take to Crack Your Password?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Short answer: it depends on how complex your password is. Weak passwords can be cracked in seconds, while strong ones can take years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The below information is taken from https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/time-to-crack-your-password-guide\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In their 2024 Hive Systems Password Table report<\/a>, Hive found that a complex, eight-character password that contains numbers, symbols, and both upper and lowercase letters will take seven years to crack \u2014 if an attacker were to use a top-of-the-line 12 x RTX 4090 graphics card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In comparison, a five-character password with only upper and lowercase letters can be cracked in two minutes. Further, Hive says that a four-character password with only lowercase letters can be hacked instantly, while a five-character password with both upper and lowercase letters can be hacked in three seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Looking into words versus numbers, Hive\u2019s data shows that passphrases win over more traditional passwords. An 18-character password with only numbers would require 11,000 years to crack, but one with the same number of characters using lowercase letters would take 350 billion years to crack. This piece of data shows why passphrases, which use a long string of real but random words, can be more secure than a complex but short password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hive\u2019s report shows that passphrases with a mix of 18 uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols are the most difficult to brute force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to protect yourself and your organization from password cracking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Due to the progress in graphics and AI technology, most types of passwords require less time to crack than they did only two years ago. For example, a seven-character password with letters, numbers, and symbols would take seven minutes to crack in 2020 but only four seconds in 2023. Given these technological advances, how can you and your organization better secure your password-protected accounts and data? Here are a few tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try using a passphrase instead of a password<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A passphrase<\/a> is a long string of often random words. Passphrases are often more secure than passwords and are usually easier to remember. Examples of this would be something like \u201cSunset-cola-Mouse!\u201d or \u201cGatePen2BoxerRose\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you go the passphrase route, there are a few things to remember:<\/p>\n\n\n\n