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Password User Guide for OutLink iSeries

iSeries only Password Guide

This guide is intended for your use of Passwords on the OutLink iSeries computer. If you have any other Passwords synchronized with your iSeries Password, or if using Passwords for other signons, such as Microsoft, those must be verified and changed independently.

What is a weak password?

A weak password is one that can be identified by a password cracker program or common sense attacks e.g. one’s family member names, college data, birthdates, birth places and so forth.

What makes a strong password?

A strong password is one that is not easily guessed.

To create a strong password:

The best password is one that is totally random to everyone else but the user.

Use a random combination of characters, numbers and if possible, use approved characters and symbols including A-Z, 0-9, #, $, @, and _ (underline).

• Do not use words found in language dictionaries.

• Do not use abbreviations.

• Do not use proper names.

• Do not use keyboard patterns (i.e. QWERTY).

• Do not use astronomy or biological terms, cartoons, biblical terms, movies, myths, number patterns, short phrases (iluvyou), places, science fiction, Shakespeare, songs or sports.

• Do not use a password that matches a User Id.

Avoid the following algorithms. They are often coded into password cracker programs.

• Adding numeric suffixes to words

• Removing embedded vowels from words.

• Reversing words.

• Substituting ‘1’s for ‘I’s; ‘0’s for ‘O’s; ‘2’s for ‘Z’s; ‘5’s for ‘S’s and so forth.

• Using dates like birthdays and anniversaries

• Using PIN numbers

• Using “Line-of-sight” words. For example: “Sony” if you are using a Sony Monitor

Possible Error Codes:

The reason code indicates the problem that was detected with the password value:

1-password does not contain enough letter characters;

2-password does not contain enough digit characters;

3-password does not contain enough special characters;

4-password contains too many letter characters;

5-password contains too many digit characters;

6-password contains too many special characters;

7-password begins with a letter character;

8-password begins with a digit character;

9-password begins with a special character;

10-password ends with a letter character;

11-password ends with a digit character;

12-password ends with a special character;

13-password contains adjacent letter characters;

14-password contains adjacent digit characters;

15-password contains adjacent special characters

16-password does not contain enough mixed case letter pairs;

17-password does not contain characters from 3 character categories;

18-password contains user profile name;

19-password does not contain enough characters;

20-password contains too many characters;

21-password contains a character used more than once;

22-password contains a character repeated consecutively;

23-same character in same position as previous password.