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# What are the rules for setting a password?

CloudSign enforces the following rules for passwords in order to provide a safe and secure service.

[![PassRule1](https://help.cloudsign.jp/hs-fs/hubfs/PassRule1.png?width=670&height=321&name=PassRule1.png)](https://help.cloudsign.jp/hubfs/PassRule1.png?hsLang=en)

 

### CloudSign’s password policy

- 8 characters to 32 characters
- Single-byte characters only
- Must use 2 or more combinations of: numbers; lowercase characters; uppercase characters; symbols other than space
- Must not include the email address
- Must not include the email address (before the @ symbol)
- Must not include the email address (domain part)
- Must not use common passwords  
  　"password" or "admin," etc.
- Must not use common names  
  　"chuck," "michel” or "sato,” etc.
- Must not use commonly used English words  
  　"story," "social," or "together," etc.
- Must not use words spelled backwards
- "Yrots" or "drowssap," etc.
- Must not use L33T (Leet, 1337)  
  　Leet is where part of an English word is replaced with numbers or symbols.  
  　password→P@$$w0rd  
  　admin→@dmin  
  　orenge→0r3n93
- Must not use keyboard sequences  
  "asdfghjkl," "mnbvcxz" or "zxcvbn," etc.
- Must not use repetitions  
  　"aaaaaaaa," "11111111" or "asdasdasd," etc.
- Must not use patterns in order  
  　"abcdefghij," "opqrstn," "123456789" or "78901234,″ etc.
- Must not use the date  
  　"20170908" or "20170924"

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