Applies to: Faculty, Staff, Students
Responsible Office: Information Technology Services
Effective Date: January 1, 2021
Last Review Date: September 1, 2021
The following rules must be followed when you change your password:
You must use a new password that is at least eight (8) characters in length.
- The password must contain at least three of the following four criteria:
- Uppercase Letters: A-Z
- Lowercase Letters: a-z
- Numbers: 0-9
- Symbols: !@#$%^&*()_-+=
- You cannot use your name or a complete word that can be found in the dictionary.
- However, you can use words with numbers in place of letters. For example, I feel great! = If33lGr8!
- You may also purposely misspell your words, such as, Thunder Cats are #1 = TcatzR#1.
Please note that your password must be changed every 90 days, you will receive email reminders beginning 14 days prior to the 90 day change date.