Spring Cleaning! Create a New Password

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Create a strong password to replace your current ones

  • Use unique words – Don’t use obvious words like “mypassword”.
  • Have lots of characters – Longer passwords are more secure.
  • Nothing personal – Don’t use your name, your online ID, street address, etc.
  • No repeated characters – 11111, aaaaa, ccccc, C1111.
  • Your email password should be the most complex and different – see ideas for complex passwords below
  • Phrases are good – Non-sense phrases are even better. See below for examples

Example of a complex password

These passwords separated by | are examples of complex passwords. symbols add complexity. Some common symbol swaps that replace letters are used frequently and should not be used in email, banking, financial or sites you want kept safe. For example: $imply$aid OR 4ourdogs OR Zer0day Use uncommon symbols instead.

parrot/cracker=jolly | something-no-1-knows | soccerbeans | crazy+happy+sign | puddletreehouse

Example of phrases

This dog likes beans | caroling has hiccups | snowbound with viceroy | pub cheese with icing