Password & security
A strong password protects your account and data – these rules apply at the institute.
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Rules
Guidelines for strong passwords
What your password must contain – and what is not allowed.
Required
- Between 8 and 20 characters
- At least one letter (upper- or lowercase)
- At least one digit
- At least one special character
Not allowed
- Leading or trailing whitespace
- Language-specific characters (e.g., ÄÖÜäöü)
- Complete words (if under 12 characters), your name or parts of it
- Four identical or sequential characters (e.g., “aaaa”, “abcd”)
- Simple keyboard patterns longer than three characters (e.g., “1234”, “qwer”)
- The new password must differ from the old one
- Both entries of the new password must match