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CHARACTERISTICS OF STRONG PASSWORDS
- At least 12 characters (required for your Muhlenberg password)—the more characters, the better.
- A mixture of both uppercase and lowercase letters.
- A mixture of letters and numbers.
- Inclusion of at least one special character, e.g., ! @ # ? ]
What are the minimum password requirements?
Best practices
Set minimum password length to at least a value of 8. If the number of characters is set to 0, no password is required. In most environments, an eight-character password is recommended because it's long enough to provide adequate security and still short enough for users to easily remember.
What is 8 characters in a password?
Answer: 8 characters is between 1 words and 2 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 8 characters is between 1 words and 3 words.
