Creating a Good Password

Choosing a good and secure password is the most complicated part of activating a CAE account for most people. The following conditions must be met for your password to meet our security rules.

• Use at least 6 characters.  A few more is better.
• Must contain 3 of these 3 character types: upper case letter, lower case letter, digit, special character (punctuation, etc.)
• Avoid the use of these characters: \ [ ] ,
• Avoid using real words, names, places, and other things that will be identified when your proposed password is checked against a number of dictionaries.  Not all of the dictionaries we use are English-language, so using a word in a foreign language will not pass the checks.  For practical purposes, most of the time when there are 3 or more consecutive letters that will be too close to a real word, so try to mix in those other character types.

Keeping Your Password Secure

• Don't write it down.
• Don't share it with your friends, classmates, family members, or anyone.
• Don't respond to any email that asks for your password.
• If you want to report a problem accessing your CAE account to the helpdesk, don't include your password.