Rules for password creation

[WaryOldGuy]

I have not changed my PayPal password in many years, and would like to do so, since it is not sufficiently long. What are the rules for creating a new password? Specifically...

• Are spaces allowed?
• Are any special characters disallowed?
• Is there a maximum length?

Personal US account.

Thanks.

[PayPal_Olivia]

Hi @WaryOldGuy,

While there are no posted rules for the creation of a password, there is a strength checker that is incorporated on the change password page that will not allow a password deemed not strong enough. The tips for creating a strong password are as follows:

• More than 8 characters long.
• Use lower case, upper case, a number, and a special character [like ~!@#$%^&*()_+=?><.,/].
• Not a word or date associated with you (like a pet’s name, family names, or birth dates).
• A combination of words with unusual capitalization, numbers, and special characters interspersed. Misspelled words are stronger because they are not in the dictionary used by attackers.
• Something you can remember.

For more information, please take a look here.

I hope this helps!

Olivia