ODE requires a password that is eight or more characters contains three out of four of the following:


English uppercase characters

English lowercase characters

Base 10 digits (0 through 9)

Non-alphanumeric characters (Examples: &,*,$,@, etc.)


ODE does not recommend the use of English words or names in passwords because they are easy to crack. The following video shows one strategy to building a secure password that you can easily remember: