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`Change Password Dialog`:index:
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It is a good policy to routinely change your password to protect data, even in
what you may consider a 'safe' environment. In the workplace, failure to apply
an appropriate password policy could leave you in breach of Data Protection
laws.
Please consider the following guidelines when selecting a password:
* Ensure that your password is an adequate length; 6 characters should be the
absolute minimum number of characters in the password.
* Ensure that your password is not open to dictionary attacks. Use a mixture of
upper and lower case letters and numerics, and avoid words or names. Consider
using the first letter from each word in a phrase that you will remember
easily but is an unfamiliar acronym.
* Ensure that your password is changed regularly; at minimum, change it every
ninety days.
The guidelines above should be considered a starting point: They are not a
comprehensive list and they **will not guarantee security**.
.. image:: images/password.png
:alt: Change database password dialog
:align: center
Use the *Change Password* dialog to change your password:
* The name displayed in the *User* field is the role for which you are modifying
the password; it is the role that is associated with the server connection
that is highlighted in the tree control.
* Enter the password associated with the role in the *Current Password* field.
* Enter the desired password for in the *New Password* field.
* Re-enter the new password in the *Confirm Password* field.
Click the *OK* button to change your password; click *Cancel* to exit the dialog
without changing your password.