Password Protection

• Password should not be written down on paper;
• Password should not be sent through email, 
• Password should not be included in a non-encrypted stored document, 
• Password should not be revealed over the phone, 
• Password should not be revealed or hinted on a form on the Internet; 
• Password should not be “remembered” if the “Remember Password” feature in the application program such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari and Mozilla Firefox is used; 
• Password should not be used on an account over the Internet which does not have a secure login (https); 
• password should not contain common acronyms;
• Password should not have reverse spelling; 
• Password should not use part of your login name; 
• and password should not have part of numbers easily remembered such as birthdays, phone numbers, etc.