We will be slowly rolling out a new set of password criteria. We will begin with ninth grade students and then expand to all students and employees.
The new password requirements will be as follows:
- Passwords must be different than your last 3 passwords.
- Passwords must be at least 5 characters long.
- Passwords must contain characters from three of the following four categories:
- Uppercase characters
- Lowercase characters
- Number (0 through 9)
- Nonalphanumeric characters: ~!@#$%^&*_-+=`|\(){}[]:;”‘<>,.?/
So, why update our password requirements? Well, we believe that it is important to teach good habits to students and to practice what we “preach”. You may be aware that several large businesses have had breeches of their online services. Good passwords can help protect against damages. Remember, you should not be reusing passwords on different sites.