ROPP Policy: Account Security - Revision history

Halca at 23:35, 24 June 2025

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	Once you're using a password manager, this can prevent you from reusing passwords and other related problems.		Once you're using a password manager, this can prevent you from reusing passwords and other related problems.
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Halca at 17:08, 16 June 2024

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	'''ROPP's Policy on Account Security''' is fairly straightforward. For new accounts, ~~we insist that~~ you ~~have~~ a password ~~that~~ is ~~at least~~ 32 characters ~~long. This is for both our benefit, as~~ a ~~larger password is generally statistically less likely that your password will be guessed~~.		'''ROPP's Policy on Account Security''' is fairly straightforward. For new accounts, you can use a password of 8 characters, although, we ''highly recommend you make one which is 32 characters at a minimum''.

	=== Password managers ===		=== Password managers ===
	For members of staff, the level of security is higher -- accounts must be created with 256 characters. ~~And you thought 32 characters was bad!~~ This seems a bit crazy? This is designed to incentivise you to use a password manager so that you can manage your passwords more securely. We recommend against using browser-based systems like LastPass, and instead recommend a standalone one such as KeePass, KeepassX or KeePassXC. For more information, see the video below:		For members of staff, the level of security is higher -- accounts must be created with 256 characters. This seems a bit crazy? This is designed to incentivise you to use a password manager so that you can manage your passwords more securely. We recommend against using browser-based systems like LastPass, and instead recommend a standalone one such as KeePass, KeepassX or KeePassXC. For more information, see the video below:

	<youtube>GdiLz-qeiPg</youtube>		<youtube>GdiLz-qeiPg</youtube>

	Once you're using a password manager, this can prevent you from reusing passwords and other related problems.		Once you're using a password manager, this can prevent you from reusing passwords and other related problems.

Halca: Created page with "'''ROPP's Policy on Account Security''' is fairly straightforward. For new accounts, we insist that you have a password that is at least 32 characters long. This is for both our benefit, as a larger password is generally statistically less likely that your password will be guessed. === Password managers === For members of staff, the level of security is higher -- accounts must be created with 256 characters. And you thought 32 characters was bad! This seems a bit crazy?..."

2024-02-09T22:59:55Z

Created page with "'''ROPP's Policy on Account Security''' is fairly straightforward. For new accounts, we insist that you have a password that is at least 32 characters long. This is for both our benefit, as a larger password is generally statistically less likely that your password will be guessed. === Password managers === For members of staff, the level of security is higher -- accounts must be created with 256 characters. And you thought 32 characters was bad! This seems a bit crazy?..."

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'''ROPP's Policy on Account Security''' is fairly straightforward. For new accounts, we insist that you have a password that is at least 32 characters long. This is for both our benefit, as a larger password is generally statistically less likely that your password will be guessed.

=== Password managers ===
For members of staff, the level of security is higher -- accounts must be created with 256 characters. And you thought 32 characters was bad! This seems a bit crazy? This is designed to incentivise you to use a password manager so that you can manage your passwords more securely. We recommend against using browser-based systems like LastPass, and instead recommend a standalone one such as KeePass, KeepassX or KeePassXC. For more information, see the video below:

<youtube>GdiLz-qeiPg</youtube>

Once you're using a password manager, this can prevent you from reusing passwords and other related problems.