At least 8 characters and not more than 15 characters
At least one upper case character (A-Z)
At least one lower case character (a-z)
At least one number (0-9)
At least one special character out of these ( !, @, #, $, ^, &, *, ~ )
It should not contain single quotes ( ‘ ), double quotes ( ” ) or space characters
A word in any language or jargon
Based on personal information, names of family, etc.
Written down or stored on-line (including Palm Pilots or similar devices) without encryption.
At least one special character out of these ( !, @, #, $, ^, &, *, ~ )
Difficult to remember. You could create a password based on a song title, affirmation, or other phrase. [e.g., “myBlueShirt” or better “iWcMuPe4d!”, which is short for: “I will change my password every 4 days!”. (Now, don’t use this one; start creating your own!)]
Over the phone to anyone
In an email message
To your supervisor(s)/Training and Placement Officer