1<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN"> 2<HTML> 3<HEAD> 4<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft® HTML Help Workshop 4.1"> 5<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="Leash.css" /> 6<style type="text/css"> 7td 8{ 9vertical-align:top; 10} 11</style> 12<Title>Passwords</Title> 13</HEAD> 14<BODY> 15<H1>About Passwords</H1> 16<P> 17Kerberos offers strong and reliable security for computers and network systems that use it for authentication, but it is only as secure as the password you choose. A weak password can jeopardize not only your privacy and information, but also any computers or networks that you access with that password.</P> 18 19<table> 20<tr><th>On this page</th><th colspan="2">On other pages</th></tr> 21<tr> 22<td > <b>Learn about...</b> 23<ul id="helpul"> 24<li><a href=#choose> Choosing passwords </a></li> 25<li><a href=#maintain> Maintaining passwords</a></li> 26</ul> 27</td> 28 29<td > <b>Learn about...</b> 30<ul id="helpul"> 31<li><a href="HTML/Password_Tips.htm"> Password tips</a></li> 32<li><a href="HTML/Forget_Password.htm"> Forgotten passwords</a></li> 33</ul> 34</td> 35<td> 36<b>How to...</b> 37<ul id="helpul"> 38<li><a href="HTML/Change_Password.htm">Change password</a></li> 39 40</ul> 41</td> 42</tr> 43</table> 44 45<H2><a name="choose">Choosing Passwords </a></H2> 46<p> 47Create a strong password that is not a word found in the dictionary or based on easily available information about yourself. Usually the easiest way to do that is to start with a phrase, not a word. 48For best security choose a unique password that you have not used with any other application. That way if one application is somehow hacked or compromised, the damage is limited to that application. <br> 49<a href="HTML/Password_Tips.htm">About: Password Tips and Examples</a></P> 50 51<H2><a name="maintain">Maintaining Passwords</a></H2> 52<p> 53 If you ever suspect that your password has been compromised, change it immediately. It's a good idea to occasionally change your password even if you think it is still secure. This habit can limit the damage if your password is compromised without your knowledge.</P> 54 55 56<H3>Related Help</H3> 57<ul id="helpul"> 58<li> <a href="Html/Password_Tips.htm">Password tips and examples</a></li> 59<li> <a href="Html/Change_Password.htm">Change password</a></li> 60<li> <a href="Html/Forget_Password.htm">If you forget your password</a></li> 61</ul> 62</BODY> 63</HTML> 64