Rough indicator based on length and character types. It does not predict a cracking time.
The full word list could not be loaded, so this shorter built-in list is in use.
Word list: EFF Long Wordlist by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, licensed under CC BY 3.0 US. Changed: the dice numbers were removed.
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