UCIS also imposes additional policies, which are identified to all new Mason cluster users upon first login. Passwords Passwords are required to access all Mason cluster user accounts. Users are encouraged to protect their accounts by choosing effective passwords and keeping their password secret. When choosing a new password, choose something that will be easy to remember, yet difficult for others to guess. Try not to choose passwords that reflect people or things to which you are closely associated.
Passwords consisting of a single English word are poor choices.
It is very easy for a determined individual to write or obtain a program that simply tries to guess your password by using a list of words from a dictionary. Avoid passwords that require too little thought to come up with. Try to use more than one word in your password. For instance, a short phrase, or the names of several people. Introduce one or two arbitrary characters into what might otherwise be an easily guessable password.