Password Selection Guidelines

The most important things to remember when selecting a password is that it should be hard to guess but easy for you to remember and that it should never be shared with anyone.

Here is an example of a strong password that meets our policy requirements:

Fido4ever!

(DO NOT USE THE SAMPLE PASSWORD ON ANY OF YOUR ONEONTA ACCOUNTS!)

Your password must :

• Be between 8 and 20 characters long (no spaces)
• Cannot contain your first name, last name, or username
• Cannot be the same as any of your last five passwords
• Must contain at least 3 different character types:
  • Uppercase letters (A-Z)
  • Lowercase letters (a-z)
  • Numbers (0-9)
  • Special characters (` ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + - = { } | [ ] \ : " ; ' < > ? , . / )

And your password:

• Will expire every 180 days
• Should not be written down
• Must be kept confidential –Never share your password!

Click here to create your account, change your password, or reset your password!

Here are two websites with good suggestions on how to build a strong password:

http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/passwords-create.aspx

http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/generalsecurity/a/aa112103b.htm