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title: Creating a strong password
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intro: 'Secure your {% data variables.product.product_name %} account with a strong and unique password using a password manager.'
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redirect_from:
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- /articles/what-is-a-strong-password/
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- /articles/creating-a-strong-password
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versions:
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free-pro-team: '*'
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enterprise-server: '*'
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topics:
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- identity
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- access management
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---
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You must choose or generate a password for your {% data variables.product.product_name %} account that is at least:
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- Eight characters long, if it includes a number and a lowercase letter, or
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- 15 characters long with any combination of characters
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To keep your account secure, we recommend you follow these best practices:
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- Use a password manager, such as [LastPass](https://lastpass.com/) or [1Password](https://1password.com/), to generate a password of at least 15 characters.
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- Generate a unique password for {% data variables.product.product_name %}. If you use your {% data variables.product.product_name %} password elsewhere and that service is compromised, then attackers or other malicious actors could use that information to access your {% data variables.product.product_name %} account.
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- Configure two-factor authentication for your personal account. For more information, see "[About two-factor authentication](/articles/about-two-factor-authentication)."
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- Never share your password, even with a potential collaborator. Each person should use their own personal account on {% data variables.product.product_name %}. For more information on ways to collaborate, see: "[Inviting collaborators to a personal repository](/articles/inviting-collaborators-to-a-personal-repository)," "[About collaborative development models](/articles/about-collaborative-development-models/)," or "[Collaborating with groups in organizations](/organizations/collaborating-with-groups-in-organizations/)."
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{% data reusables.repositories.blocked-passwords %}
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You can only use your password to log on to {% data variables.product.product_name %} using your browser. When you authenticate to {% data variables.product.product_name %} with other means, such as the command line or API, you should use other credentials. For more information, see "[About authentication to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}](/github/authenticating-to-github/about-authentication-to-github)."
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{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %}{% data reusables.user_settings.password-authentication-deprecation %}{% endif %}
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### Further reading
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- "[Caching your {% data variables.product.product_name %} credentials in Git](/github/getting-started-with-github/caching-your-github-credentials-in-git/)"
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- "[Keeping your account and data secure](/articles/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/)"
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