Characteristics of an effective password are:
- At least eight alphanumeric characters long. The suggested length is 12-15 characters.
- Is a passphrase. For example, “Ohmy1stubbedmyt0e.”
- Consists of at least three of these four categories: lowercase letters, UPPERCASE letters, numbers (0-9), punctuation special characters (!@#$%^&*()_+|~-=\`[ ]:”;'<>?,./)
Not a word in any language, slang, dialect, jargon, etc. - Not based on personal information, names of family, does not resemble your Network ID, or other information that could be guessed.
- Easy for you alone to remember. Use the basis of something you know well, such as a song title, affirmation, or other phrase. For example, the phrase “this is my password” could be transformed into “Th!$!$m/P@&&wrd”.
👉 Keep your password safe at all times.
