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What are the criteria for choosing a new password?

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Topics:  Institutional Account Management and Lifecycle

When setting or changing your institutional account password, your new password must meet the following requirements:

  • The minimum password length is 15 characters.
  • The characters must be standard ASCII characters (32-126). This includes:
  • !”#$%&'()*+,-./ 0123456789 :;<=>?@ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ []^_` abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz {|}~
  • The password must contain at least 3 of the following categories:
    • lowercase characters
    • uppercase characters
    • numbers
    • punctuation marks
  • must not contain your first or last name
  • cannot be a dictionary word
  • must not contain diacritical (accented) characters

Last modification:  05/05/2026