Secure Password

You will need to reset your Trinity password every 365 days by going to http://password.trincoll.edu. Several requirements are imposed with our password change system to help insure the security of Trinity accounts. Passwords must be a minimum of 12 characters long, and must include at least three of the following:

• lower-case characters (a-z) 

• upper-case characters (A-Z) 

• digits 0-9 

• special characters ` ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & ( ) * - + = | \ { } [ ] : ; " ' < > , . ? /

Passwords can be changed once a day, and a history is maintained to prevent repeated and predictable use of the same password.

Here are a few tips for creating good passwords.

Dos:

• Start with a sentence or phrase, and take the first letter of each word and add numbers and/or symbols
  my dog Sparky is four years old and loves to play fetch becomes mdSi4yo&l2pf

• Use random capitalization:
  EBs45kc becomes eBS45Kc

• Employ character substitution for sounds:
  waits becomes w8s
  Before becomes b4

• Incorporate phonetic spellings:
  laugh becomes laf
  weight becomes wat 

Don'ts:

• Include personal information like your initials, name, nickname, phone extension or home number, children's names etc.

• Use of common characters or place names from literature or mythology.

• Use words that appear in a dictionary.

If you employ the rules above, you can invent good secure passwords. Here an example:
"Time waits for no one" becomes tW8S4no1