University employees who require access to the computer systems must request their own personal access codes and not use one assigned to another person. Some microcomputer systems are used as computer terminals to log onto one of the timesharing systems on campus. Many of the terminal emulation packages allow one to simplify the logon process by storing the connection dialogue in a file. The password segment of the access code must never be stored in one of these files. Logon sequences should prompt for the password each time they are executed.
Passwords are key components in the security system.