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In December of 2003 the State of Arkansas
Office of Information Technology issued a password standard which
“applies to all state agencies, boards, commissions and institutions
of higher education”. The policy can be reviewed at
http://www.techarch.state.ar.us/domains/security/standards/SS-70-002_password_standard.pdf.
Basically the standard
requires passwords:
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to be changed every
90 days
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be at least eight
characters in length
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must meet 3 of the
4 following types of characters:
| I |
upper case
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ex. ABCDE |
| II |
lower case
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ex. abcde |
| III |
numbers
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ex. 123456 |
| IV |
special characters |
ex. Space, !, &, *, @, $, #, % |
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not be reused
within six password changes
How to:
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Include both uppercase and lowercase letters (case-sensitive).
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Include both letters and numbers (alpha-numeric).
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Use special characters ($, @, *) -
Do not include your login name, a.k.a. username, in any form (as-is, reversed, capitalized, doubled).
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Avoid words that can be found in a dictionary (including foreign and technical dictionaries).
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Do not use a password that has been given as an example of a good password.
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Do not use other easily obtained
information about yourself, such as license plate numbers, phone
numbers, social security numbers, the make of your automobile, the name
of the street you live on, the room number or building in which you
work, etc.
One possible way to pick a good password is to
make up your own acronym. Create a phrase that has meaning to you and
pick the first letter of each word or use the phrase itself.
A similar method is to take out all the vowels from a short phrase
or use passphrases.
For example:
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"I work 8 hours a day." (wrk8hrsdy)
or (Iwork8hoursaday) -
"We like to eat lunch at 11:30." (Weliketoeatlunchat1130) -
"My dog eats too much." (myDogeats2much)
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Memorize your password.
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If you must write down your new password because you are afraid of
forgetting it, then:
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Never write your username and your password on the same piece of paper.
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Do not place a written copy of your password on the side of your monitor, under your keyboard, etc.
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Destroy the written copy as soon as you have memorized your password.
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Do not allow anyone to look over your shoulder while you are entering your password.
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Change your password often.
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Change your password immediately if it has been compromised.
After logging into your email – Go to
OPTIONS - Scroll down to the bottom of the page and find the CHANGE PASSWORD option.
When you click that you’ll get Internet Service Manager page.
When you get to the screen:
Internet Service Manager, enter
the following information:
Domain:
student.uamont.edu
Account: your email user name
(i.e. ABC1234)
Old password: the password you are currently using
(probably your PIN number)
New password:
new password you have selected
(please note: must be at least 8 characters and we ask
that you include numbers and letters)
Confirm new password:
re-enter the same password as above.
(Be careful with your keying, they must match exactly)
Click on the
OK button
You can
close the
Internet Service Manager screen. You will get a message
that screen cannot be displayed … log out and back into UAM Student
Email using your new password.
If you forgot your password, you can conveniently have it reset by calling
460-1036.
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