Always use at least 6 characters. Try to include some special characters such as uppercase, underscores, spaces, control characters, or punctuation marks in your password. The only mechanism for students to gain access to computers is by being allocated an account by the system administrator. Never tell any other user your password. If a student needs access to files in your home account, give them access by making the files readable.
Students are responsible for the security of their accounts.
If someone other than the legitimate user is logged into an account, the account will be disabled and the student will be asked to explain the security breach. Students must not attempt to breach the security of Departmental or other machines. If you do your accounts will be permanently removed. In recent years, computer security breaches have been the main cause of computer downtime and system maintenance. Hackers have recently attempted to breach overseas computers from insecure accounts on University machines.