DO the following:

DO change your password regularly.
DO pick a password you will remember so you DON'T have to write it down.
DO use a mix of uppercase and lowercase characters.
DO use punctuation marks and special characters such as #, $, %.
DO choose a line or two from a song or poem and use the first letter of each word, preceded or followed by a digit. (e.g "Do you know the way to San Jose?" becomes the password DYKtwTSJ?).

DON'T do the following:

DON'T include all or part of your username, first name, or last name.
DON'T use your favorite sport as a password — "baseball" and "football" are among the top 10 worst passwords, and "hockey," "soccer" and "golfer" are in the top 100.
DON'T make obvious choices like your nickname, birthdate, spouse name, pet name, make/model of car, or favorite expression.
DON'T share your password with anyone.
DON'T use blank spaces in your password.
DON'T use a word contained in English or foreign language dictionaries, spelling lists or commonly digitized texts such as the Bible or an encyclopedia.
DON'T use an alphabet sequence (lmnopqrst), a number sequence (12345678) or a keyboard sequence (qwertyuop).

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