Cyber-Safety Basics: Protect Passwords
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Why should you protect passwords? Because passwords can be used to:
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To protect your passwords:
- Don't use a word that can easily be found in a dictionary - English or otherwise.
- Use at least eight characters.
- Use a combination of characters, numbers and special characters.
- If you need to write your password on a paper, safeguard the paper in a locked drawer or cabinet rather than posted to the monitor or under the keyboard. Better yet, use a phrase to help you remember your password, such as: MdHF&NAW! (My dog Has Fleas and Needs A Wash!)
- Don't share your password - protect it the same as you would the key to your residence. After all, it is a "key" to your identity.
- Store passwords in a safe place. Consider using KeePass Password Safe (http://keepass.info/), Keychain (Mac) or an encrypted USB drive to store passwords. Avoid keeping passwords on a Post-it under your keyboard, on your monitor or in a drawer near your computer!
To manage and/or change your campus passwords, go to:
- Change/Test your Kerberos Password
- Banner
- Campus Computing Accounts (Kerberos passwords)
- DaFIS and DaFIS Decision Support
- DESII
- PPS
For help with forgotten passwords, email pps-adminasst@ucdavis.edu or call Susan Morgan at (530) 754-7654. - PPS Decision Support
For help with forgotten passwords, email paysys-support@ucdavis.edu or call the Help Desk at (530) 757-3299.