# Use Strong Passwords

> You should use a strong password for your WordPress admin password. A strong password is a minimum of 12 characters, using a combination of alphanumeric…

- Address: https://www.wordpromise.com/use-strong-passwords/
- Published: 2019-12-09
- Updated: 2026-09-25
- Author: Vinay Bansal

You should use a strong password for your WordPress admin password.

**A strong password is a minimum of 12 characters, using a combination of alphanumeric and** **ASCII** **characters.**

Using only lower case letters limits the pool of possible characters to 26, so it is vital to include alphanumeric, upper-case letters and common ASCII characters to increase the pool of characters needed to crack the password to 92.

For example, here are the estimated times to crack a password using a four-core i5 processor:

- a 7-character password will take _.29 milliseconds_ to crack.
- an 8-character password will take _5 hours_ to crack.
- a 9-character password will take _4 months_ to crack.
- a 10-character password will take _1 decade_ to crack
- a 12 character password will take _2 centuries_ to crack.

To conclude, use of a strong password is always recommend to safeguard from threat of getting hacked.