Security Tips
Passwords
Use Strong Passwords

Strong passwords are important protections to help you have safer online transactions. Ideal passwords are at least 6 characters long, but more is always better, and they include three of the four types of characters:

  1. English upper-case letters (A, B, C...Z)
  2. English lower-case letters (a, b, c...z)
  3. Westernized Arabic numerals (0, 1, 2...9)
  4. Non-alphanumeric - "special characters" ({ } [ ] ; : / | \ ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) - _ + =)
Tricks to Remember Your Password:

Use a trick of putting something you could remember in code.

For example:

  • Chr1st1n^
    • This is Christina with caps and special characters.
  • mAdIs0n
    • A zero is used in place of the O.
  • Msi5!YOld
    • My son is 5 years old.
  • IhLiIf5#yN
    • I have lived in Iowa for 5 years now.

Read more tips from Microsoft.
 
Extra Tips:

Don't include any part of your email or full name.

Never share it with anyone.

Don't use a "common" word.

Never write your password down.

New passwords should never be the same as any of your last eight passwords.
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