Passwords
Ameriprise Financial requires you to choose a user name and password to access your online account information. This is one way we can verify your identity to prevent unauthorized account access.
Consider these password tips to take extra measures to protect your online accounts:
- Create passwords that include numbers, symbols and special characters and use longer passwords to make them harder to crack.
- Avoid common words because some hackers use programs that try every word in the dictionary.
- Don't use your personal information, your login name, or adjacent keys on the keyboard as passwords.
- Change your passwords regularly and don’t use the same password more than once.
- Don't use the same password for each online account you access.
- Don’t share your password and don’t use the “remember my password” option on any computer that is not used solely by you.
Creating a strong password
One way to create a strong password is to think of a memorable phrase and use the first letter of each word
as your password, converting some letters into numbers or symbols that resemble letters.