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.