Passwords

What is a password?

• For OGD and Members Portal systems, your credentials are your user name and password.

• You need to put in the correct credentials to access or log in either system.

• Keep your credentials confidential especially your password. It is your contribution to help secure both systems.

Can I change my user name?

• You cannot change your user name in OGD and Members Portal.

• Your user name is provided by CFC Manila. This is to ensure that there is no duplication.

What is a good password?

• A good password is one that people cannot just guess using something related to you.

  • First name

  • Last name

  • Birthday

  • Address

  • Pet name

  • Birth place

  • Favorite <something / someone>

  • And so on.

• It is not a word or does not have a word that is found in a dictionary of any language.

• It is a combination of upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and symbols (or special characters like %, #, $). Some systems do not allow some special characters (e.g., space).

• A longer password is always better than  shorter one. But it may be more challenging to remember.

How can I make my password more complex?

• You can switch numbers or symbols to letters and vice versa.

• Here are some examples. Do not use these examples because these are common passwords.

  • Password1 = Pa$$w0rd1 (length = 9)

  • HelloWorld! = H311oW0r1d! (length = 11)

  • Merry Christmas = m344yChristm@z (length = 14)

  • aRounDthew0r!din80d@ys (length = 22)

• A good and creative way is to use texting language or shortcuts. Here are some examples:

  • Happy + LOL + Birthday = HapiL0LBday! (using zero, instead of o) length = 12)

  • See you. See me. See you all later at 430 = CuCmeCuAllL8r@430 (length = 17)

• A simple way is to combine words with a hyphen, plus sign, or another symbol plus a number. It's best practice to use long passwords -- more than 16 characters. Here are some examples:

  • Green-Mountain-Hike-394 (23 characters)

  • Summer+Beaches+Swims+810 (24 characters)

• Another creative way is to phonetically spell words of mixed languages and use texting language.

• Invent your own words, lingo, jargon for your passwords.

• The idea is to make your password very difficult to guess by others and easy enough for you to remember.

How can I keep my password secure?

• Keep your password in a safe place -- not on a sheet of paper.

• Change your password regularly.

• When logging in to our systems, ensure no one can see what you are typing.

• Watch out for people who may be watching from behind or even mobile devices, or security cameras.

• Use different passwords for different systems.

How often do I need to change my password?

• Some systems required passwords to be changed regularly (e.g., every 3 to 6 months).

• It is good to change your password at least once a year. Some may say about 3 times a year.

Is it safe to save your user name and password in your web browser?

• The safest is to not save your user name and password to your web browser.