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Passwords Requirements

Modified on: Thu, Mar 14 2024 11:12 AM

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Password Requirements


To protect your account, and for the security of everyone on the network, Pomona passwords must meet the following minimum requirements:

  • it cannot contain your account name.

  • it cannot contain more than two consecutive letters of your full name.

  • it must be at least 12 characters long.

  • it must contain at least three of the following four:

    1. uppercase characters (A-Z)
    2. lowercase characters (a-z)
    3. digits (0-9)
    4. non-alphanumeric characters (for example; ! $ # , %)



Password Creation Tips


How can you come up with secure passwords every three months?

  • Think of a memorable sentence: My very big dog smells like dill pickles!

  • Take the first letter of each word: Mvbdsldp!

  • Then replace a few characters: Mvbd$ldp!

Examples:

  • "I am taking an underwater basket weaving class!" = Imt4ubwc!34

  • "But WHY do we need such strong passwords?" = 12BYdwnssp?

  • "Trust me, it's for your own good." = TM,it's4yog.37


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