Faculty/Staff Password Requirements

Your password will require:

• Password length between 12 and 50 characters

  • Accounts under critical departments require passwords of 15 characters or more. 

• Contains:

  • Uppercase letter(s)

  • Lowercase letter(s)

  • Number(s)

• Recommended, but not required:

  • Special characters allowed: ~ % ^ * _ -  | { } [ ] : ' .

• Cannot contain:

  • Part of your username

  • Part of your first name

  • Part of your last name

• DO NOT use Spaces

• Passphrases are recommended, see Setting Strong Passwords

• Your new password will need to be reset every 18 months

NOTE: If you have a mobile device that accesses email and/or WiFi (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android smartphone, personal computer, etc.), please be aware that the password must be changed on that device as well (possibly in two places: email and WiFi). If you do not change the password on the mobile device, it may lock you out of your account.