Securing Your DNSimple Account
Table of Contents
- Password recommendations
- Account sharing
- Authentication
- Forgotten password
- Further reading
- Have more questions?
Domains are some of the most important assets for any organization, business, or personal project. We do everything we can to keep your domains and information secure, but there are steps you can take to further secure your DNSimple account.
Password recommendations
- Create a unique password that includes letters, numbers, and punctuation. You can also use special characters (e.g. !@#$%^&*), multiple words, or a passphrase. Do not reuse passwords from other services.
- Make sure your password is 16 characters or more. This makes it more challenging for bad actors to compromise your account.
- Never give your password to someone you don’t know. This includes DNSimple support — we will never ask for your password for any reason.
- We strongly recommend using a password manager like 1Password to create and store unique passwords for every service you use.
Account sharing
- Don’t share your account login with others.
- If you’re on the Teams or Enterprise plan, you can add seats to your account, and use Domain Access Control to allow other users to access your domains with fine-tuned permissions.
- Only add authorized contacts to your account.
Authentication
- We strongly recommend enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) for an extra layer of security. MFA is available free for every subscription.
- Enforce MFA for every team member managing domains on your account.
- Download and secure your recovery codes.
- Users who don’t enable MFA are required to change their password every three months to maintain security. The new password cannot match any of the last five passwords used.
Forgotten password
Learn how to request password reset here.
Further reading
You’ll find more information and resources for securing your domains on our security page. You can also view our [security policies] (https://dnsimple.com/security) for more on how we handle specific issues.
Have more questions?
If you have any questions or want to know more about how to make your account as secure as possible, contact our support team, and we’ll get you the information you need.