{"id":694,"date":"2026-01-12T12:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=694"},"modified":"2026-01-28T12:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:26:43","slug":"password-requirements","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/dokumentation\/passwort-anforderungen\/","title":{"rendered":"Password requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- weDocs: Sicherheit > Passwort-Sicherheit --><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro\">Your Vault password is the key to your data. Here's how to choose and protect it correctly.<\/p>\n<h2>Password requirements<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 20px 0;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb; width: 30px;\">\u2705<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\"><strong>At least 12 characters<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">\u2705<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\"><strong>Capital letters<\/strong> (A-Z)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">\u2705<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\"><strong>Lower case<\/strong> (a-z)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">\u2705<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\"><strong>Figures<\/strong> (0-9)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">\u2705<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\"><strong>Special characters<\/strong> (!@#$%...)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Good vs. bad passwords<\/h2>\n<h3>\u274c DO NOT use<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><code>password123<\/code> - In the dictionary<\/li>\n<li><code>MyGold2024<\/code> - Too predictable<\/li>\n<li><code>12345678!From<\/code> - Simple pattern<\/li>\n<li><code>qwertz!!!!<\/code> - Keyboard pattern<\/li>\n<li>Names of family, pets, birthdays<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><code>kR9$mP2#vL8@tF5!<\/code> - Randomly generated<\/li>\n<li><code>Correct horse battery clip<\/code> - Passphrase<\/li>\n<li><code>2024!Gold#Silver$Platinum<\/code> - Personal but complex<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Password manager recommended<\/h2>\n<p>Use a password manager:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 20px 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f9fa;\">\n<th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 2px solid #e5e7eb;\">Manager<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 2px solid #e5e7eb;\">Type<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 2px solid #e5e7eb;\">Price<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\"><strong>Bitwarden<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Cloud + Open Source<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Free of charge \/ Premium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\"><strong>1Password<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Cloud<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">From 2.99 \u20ac\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\"><strong>KeePassXC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Offline + Open Source<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Free of charge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Backup strategy<\/h2>\n<div class=\"error-box\" style=\"background: #fef2f2; border-left: 4px solid #ef4444; padding: 15px 20px; margin: 20px 0; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;\"><strong>\ud83d\udd34 CRITICAL:<\/strong><br \/>\nYour Vault password can be <strong>NOT restored<\/strong> become. If you lose your data <strong>lost forever<\/strong>!<\/div>\n<h3>Recommended backup methods<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Password manager<\/strong> (primary) - Bitwarden, 1Password, KeePass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paper backup<\/strong> (secondary) - Sealed envelope in the safe<\/li>\n<li><strong>Encrypted file<\/strong> (tertiary) - On external USB stick<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Emergency plan<\/h3>\n<p>In case something happens to you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83d\udccb Leave instructions in the will<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67 Inform a trusted person about the existence of the vault<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udd10 Parts backup location (not the password directly!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Regular data backups<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to the password backup: Export your Vault data regularly!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83d\udcc5 <strong>Monthly:<\/strong> Create JSON export<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\uded2 <strong>After major purchases:<\/strong> Export immediately<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcbe <strong>Storage location:<\/strong> Encrypted cloud storage or USB stick in the vault<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dein Vault-Passwort ist der Schl\u00fcssel zu deinen Daten. So w\u00e4hlst und sch\u00fctzt du es richtig. Passwort-Anforderungen \u2705 Mindestens 12 Zeichen \u2705 Gro\u00dfbuchstaben (A-Z) \u2705 Kleinbuchstaben (a-z) \u2705 Zahlen (0-9) \u2705 Sonderzeichen (!@#$%&#8230;) Gute vs. Schlechte Passw\u00f6rter \u274c NICHT verwenden password123 \u2013 Im W\u00f6rterbuch MeinGold2024 \u2013 Zu vorhersehbar 12345678!Ab \u2013 Einfaches Muster qwertz!!!! \u2013 Tastaturmuster Namen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":847,"parent":0,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":""},"docs_category":[16],"class_list":["post-694","docs","type-docs","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","docs_category-sicherheit","pmpro-has-access"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"docs_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs_category?post=694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}