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IVCC will never ask for your password in an email or form.
Do's
- Use strong passwords.
- Use a different password for each account, even for IVCC accounts that use the same username.
- Change your passwords every 90 days in accordance with IVCC Password Policy found at Campus Technology Information
Don'ts
- Don't share your passwords with anyone, ever.
- Don't write your username and password on a post-it note under your keyboard or on your monitor.
- Don't write down your username and password in the same place, or at all.
- Don’t use iterative passwords (JohnDoe1, JohnDoe2, etc.)
- Don’t use easily guessed password schemes (numbers or special characters used only at the beginning or end like 11Aloha, 1Aloha1, Aloha11, Aloha!!, !!Aloha)
Methods for Creating a Strong Password
To protect your information and the University, create a strong, unique password for each account you use at IVCC. Strong passwords have the following characteristics:
- Length: Use a password that is 14-64 characters. The longer, the stronger!
- Passphrase (not password): Use a passphrase that combines several words into a phrase that is easy for you to remember like "I love mt chocorua" or "ilovemtchocorua"
- Use the Entire Keyboard: Using uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols increases the complexity and therefore the strength of a password. You can strengthen the passphrase above by injecting this kind of additional complexity "ILoV3MtC[]c0ra".
- Avoid Dictionary Words or Popular Phrases: Avoid using words found in the dictionary as part of your password or passphrase. For example, in the example above, removing the spaces and changing the "e" in love to a "3" allows use of the word "love" without actually using the word as it would be found in the dictionary. Avoid using common or popular phrases which are easily guessed (IE: "May the force be with you",).