Q: How do I choose a secure password?

At a minimum, follow these requirements: Choose a password with six characters containing at least one number.

For increased security: Choose a longer password containing both upper and lower-case letters, numbers, and special characters.

When changing your password, we will let you know how strong the password is. If the password is "Weak," add more complexity with more characters and different types of characters.

Example:

Please do not use either of the above passwords for your DISCO.

We also perform checks on all passwords to ensure they haven't been previously exposed to any data breaches across the internet. If your password has previously been exposed, you'll see this message, and will be required to choose a different password. 

If you see this message and you're using the password you've chosen on other applications, we strongly encourage you to change that password everywhere. Passwords that have been exposed in data breaches are more likely to be used by bad actors to attempt to gain access to personal accounts.

In addition to having a secure password, we strongly recommend you enable MFA in your DISCO. Please also be sure to review your security responsibilities as a DISCO user.