How-to: Password Checker

You've probably seen the various suggestions about how to make a password more secure--minimum of 8 of characters, using a combination of uppercase & lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. Now you can check that strong password against Microsoft's password checker to see if it's really as good as you think. And if you discover that easy to remember password is not as safe as you thought, there is a link to tips for making a better password.

And for all the closet conspiracy theorists out there, Microsoft even added a note assuring your super super secret password will not be collected, stored or transmitted.

"Password Checker does not collect, store, or transmit information beyond the computer that you use to access Password Checker. The image works on your computer desktop until you navigate away from the page."