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When you change your password, the new password must comply with our password complexity policy: | When you change your password, the new password must comply with our password complexity policy: | ||
− | :*<span style="color:# | + | :*<span style="color:#404040">Each password must have at least eight characters. |
− | :*<span style="color:# | + | :*<span style="color:#404040">Each password must contain at least three of the following four elements among its first eight characters: |
− | :::<span style="color:# | + | :::<span style="color:#404040">-uppercase letters (English, A through Z) |
− | :::<span style="color:# | + | :::<span style="color:#404040">-lowercase letters (English, a through z) |
− | :::<span style="color:# | + | :::<span style="color:#404040">-special characters (for example, !, $, #, %) |
− | :::<span style="color:# | + | :::<span style="color:#404040">-digits (0 through 9) |
− | :*<span style="color:# | + | :*<span style="color:#404040">Do not use a space in a password. A space will cause the command used to register your password with the batch system to fail and you will not be able to run batch jobs. |
− | :*<span style="color:# | + | :*<span style="color:#404040">Do not form a password by appending a digit to a word--this type of password is easily guessed. |
− | :*<span style="color:# | + | :*<span style="color:#404040">Each password must differ from the user's login name and any permutation of that login name. For comparison purposes, an upper case letter and its corresponding lower case letter are equivalent. |
− | :*<span style="color:# | + | :*<span style="color:#404040">New passwords should differ from the old by at least three characters. |
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If you need additional ideas for creating a new password, please see [http://online.securityfocus.com/infocus/1554/ Infocus]. Items 2, 4 and 8 are useful tips for creating strong passwords. | If you need additional ideas for creating a new password, please see [http://online.securityfocus.com/infocus/1554/ Infocus]. Items 2, 4 and 8 are useful tips for creating strong passwords. |
Revision as of 11:22, 17 September 2015
Do not share your password. Each user should be the only one to know the password for his or her account. Well-chosen passwords are essential to preserve the integrity of the system and individual user accounts. Never leave your password in plain text (unencrypted) in any of your files. Passwords stored in this way are easily stolen.
When you change your password, the new password must comply with our password complexity policy:
- Each password must have at least eight characters.
- Each password must contain at least three of the following four elements among its first eight characters:
- -uppercase letters (English, A through Z)
- -lowercase letters (English, a through z)
- -special characters (for example, !, $, #, %)
- -digits (0 through 9)
- Do not use a space in a password. A space will cause the command used to register your password with the batch system to fail and you will not be able to run batch jobs.
- Do not form a password by appending a digit to a word--this type of password is easily guessed.
- Each password must differ from the user's login name and any permutation of that login name. For comparison purposes, an upper case letter and its corresponding lower case letter are equivalent.
- New passwords should differ from the old by at least three characters.
If you need additional ideas for creating a new password, please see Infocus. Items 2, 4 and 8 are useful tips for creating strong passwords.