Not a week goes by that you read in the news about a site losing the passwords of its users. Hackers and thieves use these passwords to try to steal your private information. This information is valuable.

Do you use the same password all over the internet? If one site loses your password, hackers have access to all your data. Firefly III relies on you to choose a strong and unique password to protect your financial records.

To help you do that Firefly III can check if the password you want to use has been stolen in the past. If this is the case, Firefly III advises you NOT to use that password.

How does it work?

By checking the box, Firefly III will send the first five characters of the SHA1 hash of your password to the website of Troy Hunt to see if it is on the list. This will stop you from using unsafe passwords as is recommended in the latest NIST Special Publication on this subject.

Should I check the box?

Yes. Always verify your password is safe.