TCU Password Self-Service Center

Password Policy Requirements

TCU Faculty, Staff, Students and all other users:

Passwords are set to expire every 120 days. Your password must:

Option 1
1. Be between 7 and 127 characters.
2. Contain at least one alpha character: A-z
3. Contain at least one numeric character: 0-9
4. Contain at least one special character: ! # $ ^ & * () {} [] - _ = + ` ~ ; ' " ? / , <> or .
5. Contain at least 4 unique characters.
6. Not be similar to your login name.
7. Not be too similar to your name.
8. Not be too similar to your last 5 passwords.
9. Not be found in the dictionary (words 4 or less characters are acceptable)

Option 2
1. Passphrase - Must be at least 18 characters (may contain spaces)
2. Recommendation: Avoid easy-to-guess or commonly used passphrases. For example, the phrase, "Four score and seven years ago," is not a good passphrase, since it is so well known.
3. Contain at least one alpha character: A-z
4. Contain at least 4 unique characters.
5. Not be similar to your login name.
6. Not be too similar to your name.
7. Not be too similar to your last 5 passwords.