{"id":1037,"date":"2024-08-21T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/digilearndg\/?p=1037"},"modified":"2024-10-15T13:11:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T12:11:00","slug":"digital-quick-tip-passwords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/digilearndg\/?p=1037","title":{"rendered":"Digital Quick Tip &#8211; Passwords"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Having a strong password that isn\u2019t easy to guess is vital to protect your online accounts and the information they hold.  This is especially important for your Glow account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Glow Passwords:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Glow default password policy imposes a minimum strength for user roles and student year groups; all staff in schools teaching and non-teaching require a strong password.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/glowconnect.org.uk\/docs\/security\/password-guidance\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Glow Password Guidance<\/strong><\/a> provides more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The quick guide below provides simple tips we recommend, helping you get the balance of a safe and strong password that is memorable for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make your password easy to remember:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Use words as they are easier to remember than random number and letters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">If you struggle to remember where upper\/ lower\/ numbers\/ symbols go, just make it all lowercase with no spaces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The National Cyber Security Centre recommend combining <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsc.gov.uk\/collection\/top-tips-for-staying-secure-online\/three-random-words\" target=\"_blank\">Three Random Words<\/a> to generate a password that is easier for you to remember and harder for others to guess.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/digilearndg\/uploads\/sites\/8789\/2024\/08\/01132108\/Untitled-10-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1048\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/digilearndg\/uploads\/sites\/8789\/2024\/08\/01132108\/Untitled-10-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/digilearndg\/uploads\/sites\/8789\/2024\/08\/01132108\/Untitled-10-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/digilearndg\/uploads\/sites\/8789\/2024\/08\/01132108\/Untitled-10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/digilearndg\/uploads\/sites\/8789\/2024\/08\/01132108\/Untitled-10-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/digilearndg\/uploads\/sites\/8789\/2024\/08\/01132108\/Untitled-10-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/digilearndg\/uploads\/sites\/8789\/2024\/08\/01132108\/Untitled-10-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/digilearndg\/uploads\/sites\/8789\/2024\/08\/01132108\/Untitled-10.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make your password hard to guess:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/digilearndg\/uploads\/sites\/8789\/2024\/08\/01134403\/Passwords2-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1050\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/digilearndg\/uploads\/sites\/8789\/2024\/08\/01134403\/Passwords2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/digilearndg\/uploads\/sites\/8789\/2024\/08\/01134403\/Passwords2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/digilearndg\/uploads\/sites\/8789\/2024\/08\/01134403\/Passwords2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/digilearndg\/uploads\/sites\/8789\/2024\/08\/01134403\/Passwords2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/digilearndg\/uploads\/sites\/8789\/2024\/08\/01134403\/Passwords2-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/digilearndg\/uploads\/sites\/8789\/2024\/08\/01134403\/Passwords2-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/digilearndg\/uploads\/sites\/8789\/2024\/08\/01134403\/Passwords2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Avoid birthdays, quotations, your kids or pets names, nicknames, common words and phrases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Avoid anything people associate with you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Remember easy passwords don\u2019t get harder just because you\u2019ve added a couple of digits<br>to the end and a capital letter at the beginning!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One last thing&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Don&#8217;t re-use the same password across important accounts. If one of your passwords is stolen, criminals will use this to try and access other accounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having a strong password that isn\u2019t easy to guess is vital to protect your online accounts and the information they hold. This is especially important for your Glow account. 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