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Passwords

• Change Your Password
• Reset Your Password
• Tips for Creating a Strong Password
• Good Password Practices

Change Your Password

To change your password on an office or lab computer:

1. Log on to a campus computer (i.e., a computer in one of the labs or in your office).
    
2. Press the Ctrl, Alt, and Delete keys at the same time.
    
3. Click on the Change Password button.
    
4. In the Old Password field, enter your current password.
    
5. In the New Password field, enter your new password.
   
   Note: Passwords are case sensitive, must be least 5 characters in length, and should be unique. (For more information, see Tips for Creating a Strong Password.)
    
6. In the Confirm New Password field, enter your new password again.
    
7. Click on the OK button.

To change your password from off campus:

1. Log in to Outlook Web Access. (Open your Web browser and go to http://www.monm.edu. Then, click on the Email link at the bottom of the page and click on the LOGIN button.)
   
2. Click on the Options button in the upper-right corner of the page.
    
3. On the Options pane on the left side of the page, click on Change Password.

4. Enter your old password.
    
5. Enter your new password twice.
    
6. Click on the Save button.

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Reset Your Password

If you forget your password, then can have it reset by bringing your photo ID card to the Information Systems Center.

IMPORTANT! The Information Systems Center will NOT reset your password unless you show your photo ID card.

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Tips for Creating a Strong Password

Good network security depends largely upon the use of strong passwords. Hackers oftentimes try to gain access to a network by using special software that tries all types of common user name/password combinations. If you use an easy-to-guess password, then you risk having your computer account and the network hacked.

To create a strong password:

• Use at least seven characters.
  
  
• Use a combination of letters(upper and lower case), numbers, and symbols in your password.
  
  
• Use a least one symbol character in the second through sixth position.
  
  
• Use a password that is different from prior passwords.
  
  
• Do not use passwords that are based on personal information, such as your user name, pet’s name, mother’s maiden name, hometown name, birth date, social security number, driver’s license number, PIN number, etc.
  
  
• Do not use a word or name out of a dictionary in any language unless you significantly alter it in some way.
  
  
• Consider creating a phrase and using the first letter of each word in the phrase as your password or making up a long word.

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Good Password Practices

Once you have created a password, keep it secure. Do not write it down or share it with anyone! Also, you should change your password once every sixty to ninety days.

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