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Password Strength Calculator

Context

Auditors and examiners routinely ask why a given password policy — length, complexity, rotation — is "good enough." That question is hard to answer convincingly with a generic best-practices citation. It's much easier to answer with math.

Approach

Built a browser-based tool that calculates the real-world time and cost to crack a password, given variables like hash algorithm, compute power, and password composition — adjustable in real time.

Outcome

Provided a concrete, interactive way to explain encryption and password-strength requirements to boards, auditors, and non-technical stakeholders and a clear illustration of why phishing remains a far more attractive attack path than brute-force cracking. I use this in my Cyber Safety for Senior presentations to help illustrate this point.

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