Such requests must be approved by the appropriate vice-president and forwarded to Computer Resources. DCIT strongly advises against such changes, as there are security considerations in DCIT as well as other university and off-campus systems. All DCIT systems, regardless of computer platform, use the DCIT-issued userid. An authentication server is used by most systems to support single userid and password sign-on. As the university implements new software systems, DCIT works with vendors and developers to use these services.
Owners have several on-line mechanisms to change their passwords.
Upon the request of the individual to whom the userid is issued, Computer Resources or the Help Desk can change a password. Passwords Passwords for new employee userids are five random alphanumeric characters. Passwords for new student userids are the last four digits of their social security number. Passwords are not case sensitive on computers using the authentication system. Students are encouraged to use numeric passwords.