You should never have to tell anyone in Computing Services what your NSID password is. This includes actions of other people who you shared your NSID username and password with. For example, lets say you give your friend your NSID username and password so she can build you a web page. This same NSID also will give that friend access to your e-mail, your assignments and other files stored in the network file server, and perhaps many other services. If that person decides to use your mail account to send abusive mail to the president of the university, that mail will be treated as if it came from you.
Hackers can run automated programs that try every word in the dictionary.
Do not use passwords that are easy to guess. For example, the make or model of vehicle you drive, names of family members or pets, your middle name, your student number, or other words that others may easily guess. Try to use a capital letter, or a digit in the password to make it even harder to guess. Passwords are case sensitive, so even if someone guesses the right password, they might not guess which letter you capitalized. Check your NSID Password is Correct Change your NSID password.