Accounts & Passwords
What are the BSD account password requirements?
Passwords must comply with the rules set out below. If your new password does not comply with these rules, the system will reject it and you will need to choose a different password.
Your new password must:
- Not be the same as your previous 10 passwords
- Not be similar to your current password
- Not be similar to your logon name
- Not be similar to your name
- Not be similar to other commonly used passwords
- Must contain at lease 3 of the following character types:
-- Uppercase letter (L, T, M, J)
-- Lowercase letter (l, t, m, j)
-- Numeric (1, 9, 0)
-- Special (!*&%)
- Must contain at least 8 characters
- Must contain at least 5 unique characters
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