Password Policy
Please If an exceptional circumstance arises and the password generator cannot be used, passwords must still meet at least the following minimum requirements:
- Be between eight (8) and twenty-five (25) characters in length
Must include:
- Uppercase characters (A through Z)
- Lowercase characters (a through z)
- Numbers (0 through 9)
- Special character(s) (for example: !, $, #, %)
- Not be a ‘common’ word or phrase such as 'password’ or ‘12345’
- Not contain a common proper name, login ID, email address, initials, first, middle or last name
Password Health
As you add passwords to Dashlane, it will monitor the 'health' of your passwords. The two key things Dashlane will be checking for is:
- Is a password not complex enough?
- Is the password used for more than one login?
Only passwords stored in Dashlane can be monitored for overall health.
All users should maintain an overall password health score of 95% or higher. Change weak passwords identified to improve your score.
Examples of weak passwords are:
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These passwords all utilise consecutive lettering or numbering on a keyboard, repeated numbers, and any combination of these two, or are easy for hackers to guess.
Additionally, do not use any personal information in your passwords, such as a date of birth, or a person's name. Even nicknames may present an easy password for Cybercriminals to guess!
An example of a good password may be something based on a song title, where the lyrics are made into a complex sounding password. I.e the popular “Frozen” Lyric, “Let it Go” could be transcribed into a password such as: L3tITG0!. This would satisfy all the complexity requirements while making the password relatively easy to remember (but don't use this example!).
If you use the Dashlane Password Generator to generate a password using the Columbia Policy settings, your passwords will be both strong and compliant.
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