Password Guidelines

The Riverside Score application requires a password with the following criteria:

The password cannot be the same as the username.

The password must be a minimum of eight characters and a maximum of ten characters.

The password is case sensitive.

The password must not contain any spaces.

The password must use three of the four standards listed below:

at least one uppercase letter

at least one lowercase letter

at least one number 0 through 9

at least one non-alphanumeric character ~!@#$%^&*_-+= |\(){}[]:;"'<>,.?/

How do I create a secure password?

Include punctuation marks and/or numbers in your password. Example: 1universe!

Mix capital and lowercase letters. Example: UniVerse1!

Include similar-looking letter or number substitutions, such as the number zero for the letter O or the dollar sign symbol ($) for the letter S. Example: Univer$0n3

Create a unique acronym. Don’t use acronyms that can be found in a dictionary. 

Include phonetic replacements, such as "Luv2Laf" for "Love to Laugh."

Are there passwords I should avoid?

Don't use the passwords that are listed as examples of good passwords in the section above. Example: Univer$0n3 or Luv2Laf.

Don't use passwords that contain any personal information, such as name, birth date, and so on.

Don't use letter sequences that are shown on a computer keyboard, such as "asdf," or sequential numbers, such as "1234."

Don't use repeating characters, such as "aa" or "11."