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February 8, 2011

Time it takes to crack a password

Length: 6 characters
  • Lowercase: 10 minutes
  • Uppercase: 10 hours
  • Numbers & Symbols: 18 days
Length: 7 characters
  • Lowercase: 4 hours
  • Uppercase: 23 days
  • Numbers & Symbols: 4 years
Length: 8 characters
  • Lowercase: 4 days
  • Uppercase: 3 years
  • Numbers & Symbols: 463 years
Length: 9 characters
  • Lowercase: 4 months
  • Uppercase: 178 years
  • Numbers & Symbols: 44,530 years
Source: Business Week