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A good password is one that is long enough and unusual enough that an exhaustive search (such as by using a dictionary) is not likely to reveal it. A good password is easy for you to remember but difficult for someone else to guess. Use a password of at least eight characters. Do NOT use something obvious or easily traceable to you, such as your telephone number, birth date, or the name of a member of your family. Do NOT use an ordinary English word, a familiar jargon term, or a password that you have previously used. If you write down your password, do not store it in an easily accessible place. With Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer how is your Digital ID Certificate password protected?If you pick up your digital ID certificate using Microsoft Internet Explorer as instructed in NRC’s Digital ID Certificates Guide, then your certificate is protected from unauthorized use two ways: First your certificate is protected by your PC operating system password. Only someone logged into your PC as you can access your certificate. Second your certificate is protected by a digital ID certificate password, which you created at the time you enrolled for your certificate. How are Digital ID Certificates’ passwords used? What are the rules?There are three different types of passwords used with VeriSign® digital ID certificates. The three types and their purposes are as follow:
For simplicity you may want to use the same password phrase for each of the three above passwords. This should help you remember your certificate’s passwords and avoid confusion. There is also no simple way to change your VeriSign® certificate passwords and likewise no password aging or changing requirement. Therefore remember to protect this password since it can’t be changed. These VeriSign passwords can be from 1 to 35 characters long. Spaces are treated just like any other number, letter or special character in the password. There are no other rules about the contents of your digital ID certificate’s passwords. Copyright © 2000, VeriSign, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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