# Passwords

Warning: Passwords are a significant point of vulnerability for any enterprise. We recommend enforcing strong standards for passwords.

For security equivalent to single DES (an industry minimum), security experts recommend passwords that contain 8–14 characters, with at least one upper case character, at least one numeric character, and at least one punctuation character.

EMS software does not automatically enforce such standards for passwords. You must enforce such policies within your organization.

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