- Minimum of eight characters
- Expires every 90 days
- Lock-out after three unsuccessful attempts to authenticate
- Requires a mixture of letters, numbers and special characters
- Cannot contain your name or other personally identifying information
- Cannot reuse any of the 12 previously used passwords for the account
- Cannot be a word that is in common usage
- Cannot use same password in two accounts of systems
- Cannot be the same password you use for non-work access
- Cannot be shared among employees
Tips for an Effective Password
- Choose a word that means something to you and is easy to remember: kitten
- Choose a word that represents the website or application you are using: core
- Link words and capitalize first letter: Corekitten
- Intersperse numbers: Co1re2ki3tt4en
- Add a special character at the end: Co1re2ki3tt4en!
