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NYU NETID: PASSWORD REQUIREMENTS AND SECURITY TIPS
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Even if you have a strong password, changing it frequently adds another layer of
security. The longer the same password is linked to a NetID, the greater the
likelihood that someone knows or can guess it.
If you think someone knows your password, change it immediately. You should
protect your password as carefully as you do the PIN for your ATM card. Never
write down your password next to your computer or someplace where another person
can easily find it.
NETID PASSWORD REQUIREMENTS
When originally setting, changing, or resetting/recovering your password, your
password must meet these requirements:
* 8 characters or more in length
* Contain 3 out of these 4 elements:
* Uppercase letters A-Z
* Lowercase letters a-z
* Numbers 0-9
* Special characters *!@#^&_–=[]|;~,./? (No other special characters are
allowed.)
* Must not be a dictionary word, proper name, or person's name or initials
* Must not be the same as any of your previous NetID passwords
***You can now use the Secure Password Generator tool. This will randomly
generate a password for you to choose from. The passwords are based on
dictionary words to make them easier for you to remember, but have been modified
to make them difficult for others to guess.
The password strength bar will let you know if the password you chose is very
weak, weak, good, or strong.
EXAMPLES OF STRONG PASSWORDS
1. You can use a phrase to generate a secure password:
* Take the phrase "I Love To Eat Hotdogs Everyday."
* Take the first letters of each word: iltehe
* Apply capitalization and substitute punctuation/numbers for letters:
Il2e!E
2. You can also use a common word as a seed for a secure password:
* By itself, "hotdog" makes a horrible password, but if you apply some of
the tricks above (capitalization, punctuation, and misspellings) the
result is a much better password: H0t!daWg.
* You can also use a word but substitute numbers for some of the letters,
and insert a special character in a way that you will remember. For
example, by replacing the vowels with the number 7 in the word
"Spiderman," then inserting a backslash between the syllables, the
password could be "Sp7/d7r/m7n."
WHAT TO AVOID
To improve the security of your password and the data it protects, avoid the
following practices:
* Avoid reusing passwords. Protect your NYU NetID account, as well as all of
your other NYU and personal accounts, with unique passwords. Reusing
passwords puts you at risk in the event that one account is breached, since
scammers will attempt to hack other accounts with the credentials they’ve
stolen.
* Do not use your user name, first name, or last name. Your name and user name
are stored in the password file and many cracking programs use this
information to generate possible password combinations.
* Do not use anyone's first name or last name. Many password-cracking programs
have large name databases and can easily guess passwords based on names.
Names of friends, relatives, fictional characters, etc., are commonly
associated with an individual and do not make secure passwords.
* Passwords that use patterns on the keyboard (i.e., qwerty) are not
secure. Although such passwords are easily typed, they are also easily
guessed.
* Words spelled backwards do not make secure passwords. Most cracking programs
try both the forward and backward representation of words in their databases,
and therefore passwords of such nature are not secure.
* Substituting 1's and 0's for l's and o's is not enough to make a strong
password. Password cracking programs have rule sets designed to break
passwords that substitute numbers for letters they resemble. Similarly,
passwords such as 2Good4U, although cute, are not secure either.
* Do not simply use a word followed or preceded by a number as a password. A
common password-guessing algorithm adds numbers to the front or back of a
dictionary word. Passwords of this form are therefore easily cracked.
Non-alphabetic characters should be used throughout the password.
* Do not use dictionary or dictionary-based words as passwords. Password
cracking programs have large dictionaries that they use to guess passwords.
They also have large foreign language dictionaries; therefore, using foreign
words as passwords is insecure.
* Your password should not be all numbers, uppercase letters, or lowercase
letters, nor should it have repeating characters.
* Never use a password that has been cited as an example of how to pick a
strong password.
* Never tell anyone your password. Not even if they claim to be a system
administrator or support staff. Sharing passwords is a violation of NYU
policy, and NYU staff will never ask for yours. If someone to whom you
provide your password were to use your account in an inappropriate manner,
you could be held responsible for their actions. If you need to delegate
access to your Email or Calendar for business purposes, contact the IT
Service Desk for assistance.
* Never email your password to yourself or anyone else. There are programs out
there that have the ability to spy on traffic sent over the internet. If you
send out a message with your password in it, there is a possibility that it
could be intercepted and then your account would be compromised.
See also:
* About your NYU NetID and how to activate it
* Resetting a forgotten NetID/NYUHome password
* Changing your NetID/NYUHome password
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