Passwords
Ameriprise Financial requires you to choose a user name and password to access your account information online or through a mobile device. 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 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.
