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general_password_info [2015/04/07 11:39] jbeck [How do I change my password?] |
general_password_info [2020/12/14 15:54] (current) mamaral [How do I change my password?] |
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| ===== What you should know ===== | ===== What you should know ===== | ||
| - | Your password is not only used to log into your on-domain Windows laptop but also to access a | + | Your password is used to log into your on-domain Windows laptop as well as accessing a |
| variety of Olin College resources and services such as: internal wireless networks, network file | variety of Olin College resources and services such as: internal wireless networks, network file | ||
| shares, printing, email, the Olin portal and a variety of others. Through the use of your network | shares, printing, email, the Olin portal and a variety of others. Through the use of your network | ||
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| complexity and security requirements. | complexity and security requirements. | ||
| - It must contain a minimum of 8 characters | - It must contain a minimum of 8 characters | ||
| - | - It must contain at least one character from 3 or more of the following 4 categories: | + | - It must meet at least 3 of the following complexity requirements: |
| - | - An uppercase letter (A – Z) | + | * Uppercase letter (A – Z) |
| - | - A lowercase letter (a – z) | + | * Lowercase letter (a – z) |
| - | - A number (0 – 9) | + | * Number (0 – 9) |
| - | - A non alpha special character (~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * _ - + = ` | \ ( ) { } [ ] : ; ' < > , . ? / ) etc. | + | * Non alphanumeric special character (~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * _ - + = ` | \ ( ) { } [ ] : ; ' < > , . ? / ) etc. |
| - It cannot contain your name or username | - It cannot contain your name or username | ||
| - It cannot repeat any of your last 4 passwords | - It cannot repeat any of your last 4 passwords | ||
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| **From On Campus**: | **From On Campus**: | ||
| - | Using your Olin laptop, press Ctrl+Alt+Del and select "Change a password..." | + | |
| + | * Using your Olin laptop, press Ctrl+Alt+Del and select "Change a password..." | ||
| **From Off Campus**: | **From Off Campus**: | ||
| - | With your Olin laptop, please connect to olin via [[jvpn|VPN]] and then press Ctrl+Alt+del and select "Change a password..." | + | * With your Olin laptop, please connect to olin via [[vpn:pulsesecurevpn|VPN]] and then press Ctrl+Alt+del and select "Change a password..." |
| - | + | * If you are off campus and do not have access to your Olin laptop you can use the Olin College Password Management website: [[http://password.olin.edu]] | |
| - | If you are off campus and do not have access to your Olin laptop you can use the Olin College Password Management website: [[http://password.olin.edu]] | + | * All users must first enroll into this system before using it. Enrollment is a one-time process and takes only a few minutes. |
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| - | All users must first enroll into this system before using it. Enrollment is a one-time process and | + | |
| - | takes only a few minutes. | + | |