Strong Password Definition, Requirements and Guidelines

A strong password is a password that meets the following guidelines:

• Be seven or fourteen characters long, due to the way in which encryption works. For obvious reasons, fourteen characters are preferable.
• Contain both uppercase and lowercase letters.
• Contain numbers.
• Contain symbols, such as ` ! " ? $ ? % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = { [ } ] : ; @ ' ~ # | \ < , > . ? /
• Contain a symbol in the second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth position (due to the way in which encryption works).
• Not resemble any of your previous passwords.
• Not be your name, your friend's or family member's name, or your login.
• Not be a dictionary word or common name.