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Cornell Secure File Transfer Password Requirements

This article applies to: Cornell Secure File Transfer

In order to ensure strong security on passwords for external users, a Cornell Secure File Transfer password must:

  • be at least 7 characters long
  • include at least 3 of the following 4 kinds of characters: lower case, upper case, numbers, special characters/symbols
  • not be the email address, the sender's NetID, or any common dictionary word

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