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GOV.UK Design System Passwords pattern
Documents helping users create strong unique passwords, allowing paste, avoiding confusing restrictions, using at least 8 characters, not setting a maximum length, explaining restrictions, blocking commonly used passwords, avoiding forced periodic changes, reset questions, reminders, and emailed passwords.
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| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Password creation | Choose password creation when the user must choose or replace a reusable password, passphrase, or memorized secret. | Typing, paste, autofill, password-manager generation, deletion, and selection follow native input behavior. | GOV.UK supports strong unique passwords, paste support, clear restrictions, minimum length, no maximum length, common-password rejection, no periodic changes, no reset questions, no reminders, and no emailed passwords. |
| Password reset | Choose password reset when an unauthenticated or partially authenticated user needs to regain account access by proving control of a recovery channel and setting a replacement password. | Submitting an identifier always leads to the same visible confirmation, regardless of whether an account exists. | GOV.UK supports reset links or codes, no reset questions, no password reminders, and no emailed passwords. |
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Publisher: GOV.UK Design System. Last checked: .