Creating a Password
When creating a password it can be quite difficult to come up with and also remember a 'strong' password.
A strong password consists of at least 7 characters (the more characters the stronger the password) that are a combination of letters, numbers and symbols. SCRUMPY password input is also case sensitive which allows you to add uppercase letters to your password making it stronger again.
SCRUMPY only allows for passwords that are more than 7 characters long, include a symbol or numeric character and at least one character being uppercase. For example:
Password Validation Example: ScRu39y!
While it does seem very difficult to come up with a password that contains a mixture of numeric and alphabetical characters we have some tips to help you to create and remember your 'strong' password.
When choosing a password create something that is easy to remember with a minimum of 7 characters and replace some characters with either numbers or symbols. One way to choose a password that is easy to remember is to come up with a phrase that you are likely to recall. Once you have replaced some characters with symbols or numbers you can then add uppercase letters to your password. Putting uppercase character at the beginning or the end of your password will also help you remember your new password.
A good way to come up with a 'strong' password is to come up with a favourite song and replace the letters with numeric and symbolic characters for e.g.
'I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike' - !w2RmbiWtrmB
Do Not Choose
- Your name - including first, middle and last name
- Part of your username
- Your phone or office number
- Address
- A single word followed by a numeric or symbol character
- Any word that matches a word in the dictionary e.g. Cider
- Previous password