With the pending changes to Peoplesoft, where we will all be expected to login to apply for leave, etc., we believe ICTS will be requiring all University Staff to change their password, probably next week.

Don’t do it now – you’ll just have to do it again! But do start thinking about a new password. There is a new password policy pending which will require stronger passwords, so give it some thought. The password should now be at least 8 characters long.

Peter

Extract from the new policy:

Password Construction
Passwords are required to be secret, and for them to remain secret it is important that passwords can’t be easily guessed. A good password is called a “strong” password.

Strong passwords have the following characteristics:
• Are long – 15 characters or more is recommended
• Contain both upper and lower case characters (e.g., a-z, A-Z)
• Have digits as well as letters
• Are not words in any language, slang, dialect, jargon, etc.
• Are not based on personal information, names of family, etc.
• Passwords should never be written down or stored on-line.

Try to create passwords that can be easily remembered. One way to do this is create a password based on a song title, affirmation, or other phrase. For example, the phrase might be: “This May Be One Way To Remember” and the password could be: “TmB1w2R” or “Tmb1W2rr” or some other variation.