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Apple ID and Managed Apple ID overview

An Apple ID is the account that is used to sign in to Apple services such as iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime, the iTunes Store, App Store, Apple TV app, Book Store, and more. It’s important for users to keep their Apple IDs secure to prevent unauthorized access to their accounts. To help with this, Apple IDs require strong passwords that:

Must be at least eight characters in length
Must contain both letters and numbers
Must not contain more than three consecutive identical characters
Can’t be a commonly used password

Users are encouraged to exceed these guidelines by adding extra characters and punctuation marks to make their passwords even stronger.

Apple also notifies users in email and/or push notifications when important changes are made to their account—for example, if a password or billing information has been changed, or the Apple ID has been used to sign in on a new device. If anything looks unfamiliar, users are instructed to change their Apple ID password immediately.

In addition, Apple employs a variety of policies and procedures designed to protect user accounts. These include limiting the number of retries for sign-in and password reset attempts, active fraud monitoring to help identify attacks as they occur, and regular policy reviews that allow Apple to adapt to any new information that could affect user security.

Note: The Managed Apple ID password policy is set by an administrator in Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager.

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Apple ID and Managed Apple ID overview