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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:
How to: Create a good (strong) password:
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.
To change your email password you must be logged into your UAM email account. After logging into your email: At your first email screen click on Options (top right section of your email page) At the Options page, look toward the right side and toward the bottom of the list for: Change your password. Click on that link. Change Password screen displays. At this screen you will key in required information in the fields: *Old password = myprevious1 (password you used to log in) *New password = newpassword2 (your new customized password) *Confirm new password = newpassword2 (exact same thing you typed in New password field) *Click on Save
If you forgot your password, you can have it reset by calling
460-1036 |