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What is a strong Password?

A strong password is critical to keeping your information safe, in general a longer simpler password is safer than a short complicated password. A strong password must:

• Eight characters or more characters long.
• Contain at least three of the following:
• Upper case characters (A,B,C,D)
• Lower case characters (a,b,c,d)
• Numeric characters (1,2,3,4)
• Special characters (#,^,$,!)

As a general rule of thumb a different password should be used for different log-ins (ex. don't use your student log-in password for your personal email). It is also considered a best practice to change your password periodically. A password manager such as LastPass or KeePass can be used to help manage large numbers of long secure passwords.