#password rules

Stringent password rules lower risk of personal data breaches

Stringent password rules lower risk of personal data breaches

The all-too-common practice of using the same email address/password combination to log into multiple websites can be damaging, especially for employers with many users and valuable assets protected by passwords, like universities.

“If someone uses their university email address and passphrase to sign up for, say, LinkedIn, and…

Google [link]

rules

MIN 8

+ SC

+ #

Outlook (formerly hotmail) [link]

rules

MIN 8

CS

Facebook [link]

rules

MIN 7

AN

Twitter [link]

rules

MIN 6

AN

Tumblr [link]

rules

MIN 8

AN

and when I went to make a new password it turned out the password rules for eHR are the most dumb ever (you need a number and a capital letter, as well as at least one 'special' character, and it has to be over 7 characters but not over 13)