Choosing a Good Password
Passwords are your first line of defense. Even the best encryption sometimes cannot protect you against attacks if you've chosen a password that is easy to guess or crack.
Top Ten Tips
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Use a mnemonic, such as the first letter of a song verse or a phrase, while adding in numbers, symbols ($,%,*), and UPPER/lower case letters to help you remember that complicated password you just created. An example of a password could be "H1t@b1t?" as a result of the Pink Floyd lyric "Hello is there anybody in there". Here the letter "i" becomes a number 1, the letter "t" could be the letter or the plus "+" sign, the letter "a" becomes the @ sign and a punctuation symbol added to the end.
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If it’s in any dictionary – it’s a bad password: don't use it!
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Never use names as a password.
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Select a password that is a minimum of eight characters (preferably more) in length.
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Change your password often!
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Never write down a password and never share accounts.
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Do not give your password to anyone, not even the Helpdesk!
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Never share or grant access to your account to anyone.
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Never use your VSU ID or password for non-VSU systems.
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Avoid choosing the “save my password / remember my password” option in Internet browsers and desktop applications like Microsoft Outlook.
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