The password must be at least 8 characters long.
The password must contain at least 3 of these 4 categories:
The password must not:
- Contain spaces;
- Begin with an exclamation[!] or a question mark[?];
- Contain your login ID.
- Contain your registered email address
- The password cannot contain repeating character strings of 3 or more identical characters. E.g. “1111” or “aaa”
- The sequence of the first 3 characters cannot be in your login ID.
Passwords are treated as case sensitive.
Examples of invalid or poorly chosen passwords:
- Your login ID.
- Names of co-workers, pets, family, etc.
- Phone numbers, license numbers, or birthdays.
- Simple passwords like ""asdf"" (adjacent keys on a keyboard).
- Words, which can be found in a dictionary.
Examples of strong passwords (the following are for example purposes only; do not use any of these examples as your actual password):
- Use a name, modified slightly, like ""b0b$mith"" or ""M@ryL0ng"".
- Use a phrase you can remember, like ""hello world"" modified to ""hel10@World"".
- ""tL*5i?wu"" (contains letters, special characters, and numbers).
Thank you for supporting your security by following these password guidelines.