Password Strength and Safety Checker
Check a password pattern privately in your browser and learn whether the bigger risk is length, reuse, common words, missing MFA or not using a password manager. Nothing is sent automatically.
Check strength and safety habits
This checker runs locally in the browser. Do not use your real banking password if you feel uncomfortable; test a similar pattern instead.
What a safer password setup looks like
The safest everyday setup is usually a unique long passphrase for every important account, MFA on email and banking, and a password manager so you are not tempted to reuse the same password everywhere.
Changing the same weak password again and again is not enough. Reuse is often the bigger risk, because one leaked password can unlock email, shopping, cloud storage and business tools.
Good next steps
- Use a different password for email, banking, Apple ID, Google and Microsoft accounts.
- Turn on MFA for email, then banking, cloud storage and business systems.
- Use a password manager for family or business accounts.
- Change reused passwords after a scam message, breach warning or suspicious login alert.
Need help turning this result into a safe next step?
Use the result as a starting point, then call, WhatsApp or send the details through Quick Help. We can help you work out what is urgent, what can wait and what needs hands-on support across Melbourne's North.
Password safety questions
Does this tool send my password anywhere?
No. The checker runs in your browser and does not automatically send the password to Your IT and Tech Mates. For extra caution, you can test a similar pattern instead of your exact password.
Is a passphrase better than a complicated short password?
Often yes. A long, unique passphrase is usually easier to remember and harder to guess than a short word with a few symbols added.
What is the biggest password mistake?
Reusing the same password across email, banking, shopping, cloud storage and business systems. If one site is breached, attackers may try the same password elsewhere.
What should I secure first?
Start with your main email account. Email is often used to reset other passwords, so MFA and a strong unique password matter most there.
Can you help set up a password manager?
Yes. We can help set up password managers, MFA, account recovery details and safer login habits for homes, seniors and small businesses.