Create a password that is easy to remember but hard for someone else to guess.

To help you create a secure password, we outlined password best practices:

Don't use

  Your username

  A previous password or password on another site

  Consecutive keyboard combinations such as "qwerty" or "asdfg"

  A complete dictionary word or obvious combinations of dictionary words

  Slang terms, common misspellings, or words spelled backward

  Names such as your company name or names of spouses, kids, other relatives, or pets

  Personal information such as your age or birth date

Do use

  At least eight characters, but the longer the better

  A mix of lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols