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A password contains eight ​digits. How many different passwords can be​ formed?

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Now lets assume you use a stronger password with a mix of lowercase and uppercase characters, such as "blUeFisH", then the character set is 52. In this case, there are 52^8 possible combinations of 8 character passwords. So, to break an 8 character password, it will take (1.7*10^-6 * 52^8) seconds / 2, or 1.44 years.

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