Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Administrator's Manual page 41

Introduction
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Security Alert
Using the Remote Module gains access to the features of
the DEFINITY ECS, including access to WATS lines, FX
lines, etc., which are subject to toll fraud. Passwords should
be as long as allowed. Passwords should be hard to guess
and therefore should not contain:
all the same numbers (for example, 88888888)
sequential characters (for example, 987654321)
character strings associated with you or with the remote
user or with your business. These include:
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Words and commonly used names
Passwords should use as wide a variety of characters as
possible. Passwords should be changed regularly, at least
on a quarterly basis. Do not recycle old passwords.
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Names
Birthdays
Business name
Telephone number
Social security number
Issue 3 July 1997
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