Dec. 31, 2022, 11:57 a.m. | /u/West_Degree5527

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Example password: AXEaRX6uYHmj (randomly generated 12-character pw by 1Password)

Bitwarden's strength testing tool estimates: **"strong / 3 years"** to crack your pw

vs.

Passwordmonster's strength testing tool estimates: **"62 thousand years".**

This is just an example but you get the point: there's a bit of a difference between 3 yrs vs 62k years using the exact same password. Can anyone help explain this to a non-security person?

Abovementioned pw testing links:

Bitwarden: [https://bitwarden.com/password-strength/](https://bitwarden.com/password-strength/)

Passwordmonster: [https://www.passwordmonster.com/](https://www.passwordmonster.com/)

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