Hive Software Systems recently released their 2023 update for their password tables showing a matrix of the complexity of.a password and how long it will take to crack it using currently technology. For the full details, go to https://www.hivesystems.io/blog/are-your-passwords-in-the-green.

The post describes the different methodologies they used to create the table. It also discusses how the table has changed since 2020 with changes in technology. The full article is worth the read. My reading would recommend using a password manager to generate passwords of at least 16 characters containing random string of numbers, uppercase, lowercase and symbols. But if you are using a password manager, you may as well make that random string even longer…