Minimum 8 Characters
At least one uppercase letter
At least one lowercase letter
At least one digit
At least one special or punctuation
No character three times in a row
Minimum 10 Characters
At least one uppercase letter
At least one lowercase letter
At least one space
No character three times in a row
Password not previously hacked
Not a known bad password
Doesn't Contain personal details
New Passwords Match
Minimum 9 characters or contains a period (.) OR equal to your username
Must consist of only alphanumeric characters (A-z, 0-9), periods (.) and dashes (-)
Cannot have two consecutive non-alphanumeric characters (e.g. "joe..smith"
Cannot start or end with non-alphanumeric characters (e.g. "-joe.smith.")
Exmples:
- What time of the day were you born?
- In what city or town does your nearest sibling live?
- My high school mascot was?
Valid Number
Unique Number
Numbers Match
Valid Email Address
Not a uky.edu Address
Unique Email Address
Email Addresses Match
Minimum Length
Eight Characters
Password History
You may not reuse your last 8 passwords
Minimum Password Age
One day. You may only change your password once each day.
Complexity Requirements
- Upper Case Letters: A thru Z
- Lower Case Letters: a thru z
- Numerals: 0 through 9
- Non-alphanumeric characters
Other Requirements
- The password cannot contain the your first name, middle name, last name, or username.
- The password cannot contain any of your birthdate, including birth year. Years, in general, may be good to avoid.
- The password should not contain repetitive letters or numbers; meaning the same number or letter appearing three or more times together. Passwords with three or more of the same character in a row will not be allowed
- The password should not contain more than two sequential letters or numbers (such as 123 or abc)