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Choose Your Password Wisely

Your online password is like a key to your personal information. Do you want a steel deadbolt or the Fisher Price plastic version? To help you pick a deadbolt, following are some do's and don'ts.

How to Choose Your Password

• Choose a mixture of letters, numbers and non-alphanumeric characters (@, %, $, #, &, etc.)
• Use capital letters sporadically.
• If possible, select an 8-digit password or longer.
• Think of a mnemonic device to remember your unique password. See example below.
• Change your password frequently.

What NOT to Use

• Don't choose the name of a child, spouse, pet or other familiar person.
• Don't select words that appear in the dictionary.
• Don't choose something that can be easily guessed, like "chocolate", "password" or "123456."

Password Selection Example