To show what a password strength meter of recognized quality is capable of, Stockley also added zxcvbn —an open-source meter used by Dropbox that he considers a “ringer”—to his test.

According to Mark Stockley, founder of web consultancy Compound Eye, these meters don’t actually measure strength at all. Stockley tested five different password meters, first in March 2015 and ...

When you make a new account for any sort of web site or service, there’s usually a helpful-looking meter to tell how strong the password you came up with is. Don’t listen to those meters.

These tips set the password strength meter apart from other meters that provide an estimated password strength, often using colors. The suggestions don't come from a checklist, but instead respond ...