This includes license plate numbers, telephone numbers, social security numbers, the brand of your automobile, the name of the street where you life, etc. Don't write your password down or keep it on-line. Changing your password Some systems required passwords to be changed periodically. Even if not forced to, it is a good idea to change your password every month or so. Always change your password if you think that someone has learned it, and never give your password to anyone else.
Every system is different in detail, but most systems change passwords on request.
The system will ask for your old password, and then ask for the new password twice. Passwords don't show on screen, so the new password is requested twice to guard against typographical errors. It is not unusual to forget a password, especially if an account isn't used frequently. Some administrative systems are designed to lock you out of your account if you don't use it, or if a specific number of wrong passwords are tried. Requesting Password reset Because we cannot possibly identify everyone by voice, CATS staff will not change passwords over the telephone.