Password must contain both uppercase and lowercase characters.
Password must have eight to twelve characters.
Too many characters detected. Pump the brakes, George R. R. Martin.
Password cannot contain trademarked characters—e.g., Garfield, The Smurfs.
Password cannot contain characters that are dangerously close to trademark infringement—e.g., Glarfield, The Smunges.
Password cannot be something easily remembered without being written down.
Password cannot be written down on Post-It Note affixed to the corner of your computer.
Because we literally just saw you do it.
Oh, that was “for something else”? What would that be, a reminder to stop at the grocery store to pick up some PASSWORD123? Is that the name of an energy drink? Nice try.
Password cannot contain any elements of your legal name, such as “Rachel,” “Ache,” or “R.”
Password cannot contain the name of one of your enemies.
Well, if it’s your mother’s name, we didn’t say she was an enemy—you did. Sounds like something you should unpack.
