The Bowlr system can be accessed from anywhere, including other countries. It's important to use a good strong password, especially for club staff.
There is a lot of misinformation about passwords; it was thought that complex passwords were best, but experts now agree that length is the key to a strong password. This is because it is not humans that are manually guessing passwords, but machines, and it is much more difficult to guess a longer simpler password.
The easiest way to create a strong memorable password is to think of a phrase or a lesser-known book title.
houseatendoftheroad is a much stronger password than vAe'Hj+}6 and is much easier to remember.
A strong password doesn't need to have details that relate back to you, it only has to be memorable and long.
This comic from xkcd does a great job of explaining the technicalities in a simpler way:
We've taken this advice on board and will not be requiring our system to use archaic requirements like capital letters, special characters or numbers.
For system users (people running the club), there is a minimum requirement of 12 or more characters.
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