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When it comes time to give you access to the data, a Genomics England account will be issued to you using the institutional email address that we hold for you. Included within this email will be your username and instructions on how to access your password using a secure and encrypted service provided by NHS Mail. The same username and password will be needed to log in to applications, eg LabKey, within the Research Environment individually. The safety of your password is of upmost importance.
Try to be a little unusual when adding special characters. Replacing an s with $ and a ! on the end are very common, and is something a person will try if they think they might know your password. When was the last time you put a # into a password? Just adding one random character can make your password much more secure.
Never write it down, except in a secure password manager. If you write down your password, it defeats the purpose of having one entirely. If you need clues as to which password you have used to each system, keep a log of clues, but make sure they do not contain anything to do with the password (For example, if my password is '@range$86' – my clue could be 'Fruit' or 'Vitamin C”) - Spend time to make a good quality password and clue.
Never share it – if you need to for some reason share a password protected document or system with someone else, change the password to something specific to that task. NEVER share your own password.
Public or shared computer? Do not SAVE your password. Be mindful when letting a system remember your password. You could potentially be giving other people full access without the need to guess anything!
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