Strong Passwords

If a hacker obtains your username and password, he has access to any system authenticated by that username and password.  Thus it is important to create a password that is difficulty to crack.

·            Longer passwords are better than shorter passwords.  SacLink requires your password to be between 6 and 14 characters.

·            Use a variety of characters, numbers and punctuation marks.

·            Use upper and lower case.  Remember that 'a' is different than 'A'.

·            Choose a password that is easy to remember but hard to guess.  This will reduce the need to write down the password.

·            Substitute symbols for letters and characters for words.  For example, use $ for 'S', ^ for 'A', @ for 'a', + for 't', etc. and 1 for 'won', 2 for 'to', 4 for 'for', use 8 for 'ate', etc.

Once you have created a strong password, it is important to safeguard your password.

·            Don't write down your password.

·            Don't share your password with others.

·            Don't save your password on computer systems.