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Use the remember password feature on applications (e.g., Netscape Messenger, Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora).Share your password with co-workers while on vacation.Talk about your password around others.Support personnel should never initiate a call requesting a password. Reveal your password over the phone to anyone, including your computer support personnel.

All passwords are to be treated as sensitive, confidential Western Michigan University information. Do not share your University password(s) with anyone, including administrative assistants, supervisors, secretaries or co-workers. If one account password is compromised, all accounts may be compromised.

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First letter of each word in capitals - Fo1Fi2Ma3St4 or I drive a holden commodore now - First letter of each word with the characters of my license plate between (assume license plate is ABC 123) = iAdBaCh1c2n3 or your passwordĭo not use the same password for Western Michigan University accounts as for non-Western Michigan University accounts (i.e., personal ISP accounts, brokerage accounts, benefit accounts).

45 main street - First 2 letters in word with a number between.

First and last letter from each word = Tentgnisyu - 73n79N!$yU! Phrases can be statements, locations, lines from books, movies, etc.

John's favorite football team is the Tigers - Jt0iHgN3r$Ĭreate a password from phrases with character substitution.

Today my favorite color is orange - t0oRdaaNyGe.

Substitute codes or words into other words (insert numbers between the letters of the original word).Įxamples include (original word - pattern/code/word to insert password): You will also need to do character substitution to ensure that the password meets complexity requirements.Įxamples: internet explorer - 1nt3rN3TeXp70r3R happy days - hapPyDaY$? good boy - 60odB0y!

Make two separate words into one longer password.

"Tbontbtitq" for "To be or not to be that is the question" would become "7b0n7B7!7?"

Character substitution is where you take a lowercase dictionary word and substitute in special characters, numbers and uppercase letters to make them more complex.

Use acronyms for unusual phases that you invent (e.g., “WCMPE120D” for = “why change my password every 120 days” or "Tbontbtitq" for "To be or not to be that is the question" then substitute characters (see next item).

Use random, pronounceable syllables to make up words that are easy to remember.

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Do not use computer terms, names, commands, sites or company’s software titles and do not use word or number patterns like abcdefg, qazxsw, qwerty or zxcvbn. Do not base your password on any items of personal information such as your name, social security number, birthday, pet names or family member and do not use your account name as a password. Avoid using a common word such as "Western" or "Bronco," your name, account name, common names of people or places, technical jargon, repeating sequences and keyboard sequences.

Symbols: Do not use all letters or all numbers and do not use a dictionary word in any language or a permutation of such.

Passwords should contain three of the four character types:

If a malicious user can get hold of or 'crack' your password they can access the system with your identity and with your access rights.

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Since very few systems have support for one-time tokens (dynamic passwords which are only used once), everyone should be aware of how to select strong passwords. The College of Arts and Sciences technology support services at Western Michigan University offers the following tips to choose a good password.