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Exercise 3

Check the security of your own passwords. At the following link, algorithms estimate how long a brute-force attack would take to crack a password: https://www.passwortcheck.ch.


Additional Task (Optional):
Test the password security algorithm by entering the following passwords one by one and observe how the estimated cracking time changes as characters are added.

InputInputInput
mackemacke0811macke0811!
MackeMacke0811Macke0811!
makkemakke0811makke0811!
MakkeMakke0811Makke0811!
InputTimeInputTimeInputTime
mackeless than 1 secmacke0811less than 1 secmacke0811!approx.18 min
Mackeless than 1 secMacke0811less than 1 secMacke0811!approx. 18 min
makkeless than 1 secmakke0811approx. 17 minmakke0811!approx. 2 years
Makkeless than 1 secMakke0811approx. 2 daysMakke0811!approx. 39 years