This chart shows how long it would take a computer to hack your exact password

Dec 7, 2021

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A password of 8 standard letters contains 209 billion possible combinations, but a computer is able to calculate this instantly. Image: Unsplash/Glenn Carstens-Peters

Katharina Buchholz

Data Journalist, Statista

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A password of 8 standard letters contains 209 billion possible combinations, but a computer is able to calculate this instantly. Image: Statista

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