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* Minimum Password Length : 8 Characters | * Minimum Password Length : 8 Characters | ||
<tt>This requires that your password is a minimum of 8 characters (it can have more just not less)</tt> | <tt>This requires that your password is a minimum of 8 characters (it can have more just not less)</tt> | ||
* Minimum Character Classes : | * Minimum Character Classes : 3 Character Classes | ||
<tt>Requires that a password have more than | <tt>Requires that a password have more than 3 character classes they include: lower-case letters, upper-case letters, digits and punctuation.</tt> | ||
* Number of Previous Passwords Kept: 5 | |||
<tt>[[ActiveDirectory]] will store your last 5 passwords and will not let you set a new password to them, please choose a new password.</tt> | |||
==Password Security== | ==Password Security== | ||
[[ActiveDirectory]] Kerberos security depends on the security of your password. Although Kerberos can make secure access to services convenient, it is still your responsibility to secure your password. Please try to choose a strong password and use secure protocols | [[ActiveDirectory]] Kerberos security depends on the security of your password. Although Kerberos can make secure access to services convenient, it is still your responsibility to secure your password. Please try to choose a strong password and use secure protocols | ||
Revision as of 13:34, 22 October 2009
Windows Authentication is based on Kerberos standard authentication but with some extensions. Your UMIACS Kerberos5 account is different from your ActiveDirectory account and unless you set your passwords manually they will not be the same.
Your ActiveDirectory authentication is used in a variety of different places,
- Logging into UMIACS ActiveDirectory Windows Domain (pc.umiacs.umd.edu) computer
- Exchange Mail Service
- VPN Service
Your account might be shown in two ways,
- PC\username
- username@pc.umiacs.umd.edu
depending on the application you are using.
Updating your ActiveDirectory Password
If you need to update your ActiveDirectory password you need to access the Windows Security portion of a pc.umiacs.umd.edu domain desktop or server. This can be found in two ways,
- If you are physically sitting at the host you can press the hardware control sequence all at once
<CTRL><ALT><DELETE>
- If you are logging in remotely you can access Windows Security by going to
Start->Settings->Windows Security...
You should get a screen that looks like this,
You can choose Change Password to update your ActiveDirectory authentication.
Password Policies
We have the following policies in regards to our ActiveDirectory passwords,
- Minimum Password Length : 8 Characters
This requires that your password is a minimum of 8 characters (it can have more just not less)
- Minimum Character Classes : 3 Character Classes
Requires that a password have more than 3 character classes they include: lower-case letters, upper-case letters, digits and punctuation.
- Number of Previous Passwords Kept: 5
ActiveDirectory will store your last 5 passwords and will not let you set a new password to them, please choose a new password.
Password Security
ActiveDirectory Kerberos security depends on the security of your password. Although Kerberos can make secure access to services convenient, it is still your responsibility to secure your password. Please try to choose a strong password and use secure protocols