Re: Student Passwords

[Roger A Safian <r-safian () NORTHWESTERN EDU>]

8...Sorry, I probably should have included the link.

http://www.it.northwestern.edu/netid/password.html


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> From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
> [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of SCHALIP, MICHAEL
> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 9:18 AM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Student Passwords
>
> What's your minimum pwd length?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
> [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Roger A Safian
> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 8:13 AM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Student Passwords
>
> We modified our password rules to more accurately reflect today's threats.
> We had an opportunity to do so, because we finally retired the last system
> that forced us to keep the 8 character maximum.  The process went well, and
> the community seems to like the new system.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
> > [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of SCHALIP,
> MICHAEL
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 10:51 PM
> > To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> > Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Student Passwords
> >
> > We'd really like to refresh this discussion as well.....15 characters
> > - no complexity - change every 128 days - last 5 passwords are retained....
> >
> > What are others doing?  Is everyone else still at 6-8 characters?
> >
> > Thanks....
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________________
> > From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
> > [SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Daniel Bennett
> > [dbennett () PCT EDU]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 9:40 PM
> > To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> > Subject: [SECURITY] Student Passwords
> >
> > This has gone around a few times in the past but I am looking for
> > fresh results.
> >
> > What is your stance on student passwords?  Do you make them change
> > their password every X number of days?  Complexity rules? Etc.
> >
> > Thanks.
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