How secure is my password? How to test it

Regardless of whether for Facebook, Twitter or online banking - with all services you should always ask yourself: "How secure is my password". We show you how you can easily test security yourself and give tips for a secure password.

How secure is my password really?

You can easily test your password security online. This way you can be sure that all your accounts are adequately protected:

1. Call up the free password check in your browser.
2. Enter your password in the empty field and then click on "Check password security".
3. On the next page you can see whether the password is insecure (red), moderately secure (yellow) or very secure (green).
4. The higher the score, the more secure your password is. It is best to score over 80 points here.
5. Tip: In the table you can see how the test result is composed. In the next paragraph we will give you further tips on how to increase your password security.

Create a secure password - you should pay attention to this

• Use as many letters, numbers and special characters as possible in your passwords. In total, your password should be at least 10 characters long.
• Also avoid information that others can easily guess. This includes, for example, your birthday, your nickname or the name of your pet.
• In general, the more random the character combinations, the more secure the password.
• In our photo gallery we show you how you shouldn't do it. Here we have summarized the most popular and most insecure passwords.

Also use a separate password for each account. This is the only way to be really protected. So that you don't lose track of all the character combinations, you can set up a master password.