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Password hashing cracking model

Estimate how long your password survives a GPU cracking rig. Each algorithm uses real hashcat benchmark numbers.

time to crack (log scale) for 10 char a-z A-Z 0-9 passwordMD5SHA-256PBKDF2bcryptscryptArgon2id1 s1 day1 year
safe for decadesArgon2id (64 MiB)

8.4e+17 candidates, 180 guesses/s total (1 GPU). Average time to crack: 73.9 M years. Full space: 147.9 M years.

Pick an algorithm, a password shape, and a GPU budget. Watch the expected time-to-crack move from minutes to the heat death of the universe.

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