# Warnings while choosing a password

Official GBMaps guide for the classic map maker. VectorMaps has a different interface.

Source: https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=password-warnings
Updated: 2026-10-22

These messages appear after email verification, while you are choosing the password. A warning means the password has not been saved. Keep the box open and follow its wording; you do not need to recreate your map or buy access again.

![Warnings while choosing a password — actual GBMaps dialog with example details](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/help/images/auth-password-short.png)

Real GBMaps dialog with an example account. Select a numbered circle for its explanation; View larger makes the wording easier to read.

## 1. Use a password of 8–50 characters

The password is outside the allowed length. Add more words if it is too short, or shorten it if it is too long, then try Save my password again. Spaces count. There is no need to add punctuation simply to satisfy a symbol rule.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=password-warnings#password-warnings--length)

## 2. That password is too easily guessed

Choose a different phrase. A repeated common password, a run of numbers or an obvious keyboard pattern can still be rejected even when it is long enough. Do not make a tiny variation of the rejected example.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=password-warnings#password-warnings--simple)

## 3. The password has changed since this code was requested

Another password change completed after this verification began. Go Back to sign in and use the latest password. If you do not know it, request a fresh code and complete a new reset. The older verification cannot overwrite the newer password.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=password-warnings#password-warnings--changed)

## 4. Please verify your email address before setting a password

The verified setup step has expired or is no longer available in this browser session. Go Back to sign in, choose Set or reset my password and request another code. After it is accepted, choose and save the password promptly.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=password-warnings#password-warnings--expired)

### What this looks like

Current GBMaps controls with example maps and account details. Choose View larger to see the details.

![A password that is too easy to guess — GBMaps controls](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/help/images/auth-password-easy.png?v=1790670434)

[**A password that is too easy to guess**](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=password-warnings#password-warnings--simple)

Choose a different phrase instead of retrying the same password.

![A newer password change already exists — GBMaps controls](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/help/images/auth-password-changed.png?v=1790670434)

[**A newer password change already exists**](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=password-warnings#password-warnings--changed)

Use the latest password or begin a fresh reset.

## Related guides

- [Choose and save your password](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=choose-password)
- [Email verification codes: enter, resend or start again](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=email-code)
- [Forgotten your password?](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=password-reset)