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Password strength criteria

Security dashboard. Password strength criteria

The password strength scoring algorithm:

Password length:
5 points: Fewer than 4 characters
10 points: From 5 to 7 characters
25 points: 8 characters or more

Letters:
0 points: No letters
10 points: All letters in lower case
20 points: Letters in both upper and lower case

Digits:
0 points: No digits
10 points: 1 digit
20 points: 3 digits or more

Special characters:
0 points: No special characters
10 points: 1 special character
25 points: More than 1 special character

Bonus:
2 points: Letters and digits present
3 points: Letters of one case, digits and special characters present
5 points: Letters of both cases, digits and special characters present

Password Text Range:
>= 90: Very secure
>= 80: Secure
>= 70: Very strong
>= 60: Strong
>= 50: Medium
>= 25: Weak
>= 0: Very weak

Outdated or expired passwords: passwords older than 6 months are considered outdated or expired.

Passwords at risk: the "Risk" category includes passwords that a user had access to before that access was revoked. Such a password is considered compromised and has to be changed.