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First decide what your new password will be:
Restrictions
- You can not re-use the same password.
- You can not include your name or username in your password.
- You can not use "commonly" hacked passwords (such as "abc123", etc).
Use Complexity
Minimum 10 characters | |
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| Include a combination of at least 3: | |
| A - Z |
| a - z |
| 0 - 9 |
| ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * _ - + = � | \ ( ) { } [ ] : ; " ' < > , . ? / |
Make it Easy for YOU to Remember
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Passwords are CaSe SeNsItIvE. |
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- Think of a phrase, quote, or song verse.
- Replace vowels with numbers or special characters.
- Use spaces and add punctuation.
Examples
| I_Love_Cars | I love cars. | I LOVE cars! |
| 33CalicoCats | My_Calico_Cat | My2Calico Cats |
| Cant@elope | Can't elope | Cannot elope? |
| Columbus in 1492. | I LOVE MY dog! | I am the #1 |
How to Set a New Password:
- From your personal computer, connect to your office computer over VPN.
- When you see the desktop of your office PC, press the CTRL+ALT+END keys.
- Click CHANGE PASSWORD on the pop-up screen.
- Verify your user id is displayed.
- Type your OLD/NEW passwords as indicated.
- Click the "arrow" to continue.
- Restart your office computer.
- Logout of SSLVPN.
- Login to SSLVPN (allow time for your office computer to restart).
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