HFU Password guidelines

HFUACCOUNT 30-010

What you need to know

Passwords are designed to protect your data from unauthorized access. You must observe the following guidelines to ensure that you have a secure password:

The password must have at least 12 characters.
The password must consist of upper and lower case letters, numbers and special characters (spaces, §&?!%+...).
The password must not contain the names of family members, pets, best friends, favorite stars or dates of birth.
The password may contain a maximum of two consecutive characters from the HFU login name.
The password can be changed once within 24 hours.
A new password must not be the same as the last 5 passwords used.

Use a password manager (e.g., https://keepass.info/download.html) to manage your different passwords.

You can get more information about secure passwords from the External link opens in a new window:Federal Office for Information Security.

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