Password Requirements
When you change the password of one of your accounts through the Change
Password page, the new password must meet history and complexity
requirements.
This page explains these requirements in detail.
History requirements
The password must not be identical to one of the last 6 passwords
that were used for that account.
Complexity requirements
Passwords must be at least 8 characters long.
| Example |
Valid |
Reason |
| Xyz123 |
No |
Password is only 6 characters long.
|
| Xyz12345 |
Yes |
Password is 8 characters long.
|
The password must contain at least three character categories among the following:
- Uppercase characters (A-Z)
- Lowercase characters (a-z)
- Digits (0-9)
- Special characters (~!@#$%^&*_-+=`|\(){}[]:;"'<>,.?/)
| Example |
Valid |
Reason |
| 42abcdef |
No |
Password contains only two character categories: digits and lowercase characters.
|
| 42-abcdef |
Yes |
Password contains three character categories: digits, lowercase characters and special characters. |
The password must not contain the login of the account or a
part of its name.
| Example |
Valid |
Reason (for account with name "John Doe" and login "jdoe") |
| 123-jdoe |
No |
Password contains the login of the account (jdoe).
|
| JOHN-xyz |
No |
Password contains part of the name of the account (john). |
| 1234-xyz |
Yes |
Password does not contain the login or part of the name of the account. |
The password must not contain a single common English or French word.
This restriction does not apply if the password is more than 10 characters
long.
| Example |
Valid |
Reason |
| Apple$$$ |
No |
Password contains a single English common word ("apple").
|
| Pear-Apple |
Yes |
Password contains two common words ("pear" and "apple"). |
| 123-Apple-$$$ |
Yes |
Password contain a single English common word ("apple") but is
longer than 10 characters. |