
Think of a word or phrase, then substitute letters for numbers and special characters. Never save it in a web form on a computer that you do not control or that is used by more than one person.
Never reuse it for accounts on other websites.
#GOOD PASSWORDS TO USE LIST PASSWORD#
Change it if you have the slightest suspicion that your password has become known by a human or a machine. Change it regularly-once every three to six months. Anything that is written down and stored somewhere near your computer. Personal information (e.g., birthdays, names of pets or friends, Social Security number, addresses). A keyboard series of characters (e.g., qwerty or poiuy). A repeated character or a series of characters (e.g., AAAAA or 12345). A dictionary word with some letters simply replaced by numbers (e.g., a1rplan3 or aer0plan0).
Any word that can be found in a dictionary, in any language (e.g., airplane or aeroplano). ITS recommends that, in these situations, users incorporate as many strong password characteristics as the system will allow. For example, a system may not recognize case, may have a limit on the number of characters, or may not allow special characters. A good password manager can help you keep. While all systems that use the Lafayette NetID and password for authentication support a password with the above characteristics, please note that other systems may not support similarly strong passwords. A trusted password manager such as 1Password or Bitwarden can create and store strong, lengthy passwords for you. Note: do not use in your password, as both can cause problems in Web browsersĪ strong password is hard to guess, but it should be easy for you to remember-a password that has to be written down is not strong, no matter how many of the above characteristics are employed. Inclusion of at least one special character, e.g., ! # ? ]. A mixture of both uppercase and lowercase letters. At least 8 characters-the longer, the better. Password strength can be achieved by incorporating the following characteristics the more characteristics you incorporate into your password, the stronger it will be. A strong password is one that is more secure by virtue of being difficult for a machine or a human to guess.