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How to Create a Strong Password
How to Create a Strong Password
Overview
The information below outlines how to create a strong password for your Duck ID and other accounts.
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When selecting a new password, please follow these guidelines:
Must be between eight and 127 characters in length.
Must contain at least three of the following four items: a number, an uppercase letter, a lowercase letter, a special character.
Must not contain your Duck ID, first name, preferred first name, nickname, middle name, last name, preferred last name, UO ID (95#), or the characters < or >.
Must not be one of your last three passwords.
Must not be the same password as another account for a different service.
Must be different than the past three used passwords for the same account.
To select a password you can easily remember, follow these tips:
Use a
passphrase
or sentence that makes sense to you (e.g.,
Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.
)
Converting an easy-to-remember phrase into an acronym with symbols is also a good strategy.
It is a very fine day
could be abbreviated to
iiavfd
, and then by adding two non-alphabetic characters, would become a valid password of
iia44fd
.
Choose a word, then scramble it with some random numbers (e.g.,
buffalo
becomes
Bu3fa2o
).
Here are some examples of good and bad passwords:
Roses are periwinkle, violets are orange
is a good password.
HelloThere1!
is not.
o8at45m5ea74l
is a good password.
oatmeal22
is not.
g2du75ks
is a good password.
goducks98
is not.
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Article ID:
50920
Created
Fri 3/23/18 3:56 PM
Modified
Thu 11/3/22 4:31 PM
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