After your NetID has been accepted by the system, you will be asked to provide a password. There are rules governing password selection. It is important to construct a password that is easy to remember and adheres to the following rules.

Rules for Creating a NetID

• Your password must be at least 6 but no more than 8 characters.

• Your password must contain a minimum of 3 character classes.
  The characters on the keyboard are grouped into categories known as classes.

  They are as follows:

  • Lowercase letters (a-z)
  • Uppercase letters (A-Z)
  • Numbers (0-9)
  • Special characters (e.g. & * +)

• The password can not contain any 4 consecutive characters from your name or NetID (i.e. your initials).

Password Creation Guidance

Creating a password that contains a minimum of 3 character classes means that you must include on character from at least 3 of the different categories. For example, ABC+345 would be valid because it includes uppercase letters, numbers, and a special character. Another example would be abC+4321 which has both upper and lower case letters, a special character, and numbers.

Note: For your own security, do not use either of these examples as your password.