OSCAR Passwords and Security Policy

modified:2002/01/11

OSCAR Passwords and Security Policy OSCAR Passwords and Physical Security

Summary:

Your password is your digital signature, choose it and use it with care.
Your password should be a minimum six characters in length.
Your password should be composed of alpha characters (both upper and lower case) and numerals. No alphanumeric character should appear more than once.
Your password should not resemble a dictionary entry in any way.
Your password should not be based on a trivial pattern like a1b2c3 or a family name.
Do not write your password down. Memorize it!
Do not allow unauthorized physical access to systems logged in to OSCAR.

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