People First System Password Requirements

The following requirements will make your password strong and help keep your People First information secure. The system will require you to change your password every 90 days.

Requirements: Your People First password must

• Contain exactly eight characters
• Begin with a letter
• Contain at least one number and at least one letter from the English alphabet
• Not contain any spaces
• Not use the following special characters: ^ = " { }
• Differ from your old password by at least one character
• Be different from the last five passwords you used
• Have three different characters in the first three character spaces

Make your password stronger by following these tips:

• Select quality passwords which are
  • Easy for you to remember
  • Not based on anything somebody else could easily guess or obtain using your personal information, such as family or pet names, telephone numbers, birthdays, anniversaries, social security numbers, etc.
  • Not found in dictionaries-these are vulnerable to attack
  • Free of consecutive, identical characters
• Use a word you can remember, but replace some of the letters with numbers, for example fl0r1da!.
• Add one of the following special characters to make your password more secure: @ $ % & / ( ) + ? ' ` * ~ # ! - _ . , ; : [ ] \ < > |
• Keep passwords confidential-don't share with coworkers or family members.
• Avoid keeping a record of passwords (paper, software file or hand held devices).
• Change your password if you think there has been a system or password compromise.
• Use different passwords for business and your personal accounts.
• Don't include passwords in any automated login process, such as storing it in a macro or function key.