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Password Expiration
From: Nancy R Evans <nre () IUP EDU>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 08:06:18 -0400
Good Day, Here at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) we have had password expiration set to 180 day since we started requiring authentication to our machines. That was about 4 years ago. The expiration is what trips most of our students up. No matter how often we try to educate them they always seem to get caught. One problem we have with our expiration is that you only know when your password has expired if you are using and on campus machine. (I have yet to try emails) We have recently offered a self serve password reset to our students via their SCT Banner accounts. Seems to have been accepted well. Someone mentioned that the forced expiration is actually more of a problem, well I think I would agree. It seems to me that is encourages the students to "share" account access. Currently do not have a single sign on service. Do those of you who have single sign on find that it reduces password problems? Since I supervise our student and academic faculty/staff help desks I have been asked to conduct a password education process. I am looking for some fresh ideas. Could you all please share some of your ideas and success. Thank you, Nancy R. Evans, MIS Coordinator of User Services Academic Technology Services Indiana University of Pennsylvania (724) 357-1329 Nancy.Evans () iup edu
Current thread:
- Password Expiration Nancy R Evans (Apr 07)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Password Expiration David Walker (Apr 07)
- Re: Password Expiration Harold Winshel (Apr 07)
- Re: Password Expiration Dave Koontz (Apr 08)
- Re: Password Expiration Charlie Prothero (Apr 09)
- Re: Password Expiration Harold Winshel (Apr 09)
- Re: Password Expiration Harold Winshel (Apr 10)
- Re: Password Expiration Bill Betlej (Apr 10)
- Re: Password Expiration Geoffrey S. Nathan (Apr 10)
- Re: Password Expiration Gene Spafford (Apr 10)
- Re: Password Expiration Harold Winshel (Apr 11)
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