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Re: Password expiration Process ?
From: "Drews, Jane E" <jane-drews () UIOWA EDU>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 09:03:10 -0500
Theresa, We also expire netid passwords every 180 days. We have a self-service web app for changes/resets (Anixis APR) in addition to the help desk. When we first implemented expiration, we did it gradually - we didn't want to expire all accounts at once and risk overloading the self-service app and helpdesk. We did them in chunks over a series of weeks, based on age of password, with a huge communication campaign before we started. A system sends daily email warning notices with instructions for several days before a password expires. Jane Drews Univ of Iowa -----Original Message----- From: Theresa Semmens [mailto:theresa.semmens () NDSU EDU] Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 9:14 AM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: [SECURITY] Password expiration Process ? We are about to enable the Password Expiration process on our student administration self-service portal. Grades, course registration and financial aid are among the functions that the student can access. As soon as we 'flip the switch', all passwords expire, and the fun begins. My question is two-fold. First, are any of you using a password expiration process in a student self-service environment? We have gone for some time without this, so the password problems we have are the normal 'I forgot' situations. Second, were there any repercussions after password expiration had been enabled? Was it accepted as a standard business practice, or viewed as just another obstacle in the path of the student, faculty and staff? Thank you for your time and response. Theresa Semmens, CISA IT Security Officer North Dakota State University IACC 210C Ph: 701-231-5870 E-mail: theresa.semmens () ndsu edu "If you believe you cannot do something, it makes you incapable of doing it. But when you believe you can, you acquire the ability to do it, even if you did not have the ability in the beginning." Mahatma Gandhi
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- Password expiration Process ? Theresa Semmens (Apr 06)
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- Re: Password expiration Process ? Scott Bradner (Apr 06)
- Re: Password expiration Process ? Franklin, Elliott (Apr 06)
- Re: Password expiration Process ? Penn, Blake (Apr 06)
- Re: Password expiration Process ? David Lundy (Apr 06)
- Re: Password expiration Process ? Gary Flynn (Apr 06)
- Re: Password expiration Process ? Drews, Jane E (Apr 07)
- Re: Password expiration Process ? Kenneth G. Arnold (Apr 07)
- Re: Password expiration Process ? Cal Frye (Apr 07)
- Re: Password expiration Process ? Theresa Semmens (Apr 07)
- Re: Password expiration Process ? Theresa Semmens (Apr 07)