Choose a Good Password

A good password SHOULD

be at least eight characters in length
be a multiple of seven characters (7, 14, or 21) (for Windows)
use at least one non-alphanumeric character. These are: ~!@#$%^&*()_+-={}|[]\:";'<>?,./`
use at least one numeric character (0-9)
use a mix of upper and lower case letters
be very different from the last password used for that account (at least four characters not used in the previous one)
be changed often (i.e., at least every 90 days)

include any personal information about you (e.g., nicknames, initials, login name, SSN#, address, birthday)
include any personal information about your relatives
include any information about your work (e.g., office number, project name)
be the name of any computer (e.g., dell, unix)
be written down anywhere or in any file on any of your accounts
be ANY form of ANY word that's in ANY dictionary in ANY language