Password Rules | IT Services | Seneca Students

Your password must meet the following rules:

• Must be between 8 and 16 characters long.
•  Must contain characters from three of the following four categories:
  • English uppercase characters (A through Z)
  • English lowercase characters (a through z)
  • Base 10 digits (0 through 9)
  • Non-alphabetic characters (for example, !, $, #, %)
• May not contain your username: matched case insensitive, matched forwards and backwards.
• May not contain common keyboard sequences (eg. 12345, aaaaa): matched case insensitive, matched forwards and backwards or include words such as Seneca, letmein, qwerty.
• You may not re-use any of your 6 most recent passwords.