Information Technology Services

• Change your NDSU passwords
• Change your Kerberos password (email, Blackboard, Novell etc.)
• How to change your Windows password
• Change your Oracle Calendar (CorpTime) password

Requirements for selecting a password:

1. Use a minimum of 8 characters.
2. Use characters from at least three of the following character classes:

• Lower case letters (a b c ...)
• Upper case letters (A B C ...)
• Numbers (0 1 2 3 ...)
• Punctuation ( + $ * @ = ...) *Avoid using % # " '

Suggestions for creating a secure pasword:

• Do not combine a whole word (in any language) and a string of numbers.
• Do mix up letters/numbers/symbols throughout.

• Do not use any personal information.
• Do use random words/phrases.

• Do not write password on a note by computer.
• Do remember your password and keep it secret.

Good Passwords	Bad Passwords
Gbg2Co*d ("Good boys go to church on Sundays") wLc2$pLd ("Washing laundry costs two dollars per load") bAn4NaD0c ("banana + doc") PuqP4d0g (Interchange letters for numbers or similar letters to remove dictionary word from PuppyD0g.)	MaryJane (Not complex at all; contains personal information.) Apple234 (Contains dictionary word; not complex.) NnDdSsUu2 (Contains personal information.) PuppyD0g (Contains dictionary word.)

NOTE: Do not use any of the passwords named here.

Instead, create your own personal password.

PASSWORDS ARE LIKE UNDERWEAR - CHANGE THEM OFTEN!

Your Kerberos password is used for @ NDSU e-mail, cluster access, Novell, GroupWise, Blackboard, Abacus, SOD cluster, secure wireless LAN, WebDev, and more.)

1. Go to enroll.nodak.edu.
2. Enter your Electronic ID and password.
3. Click on Change Password.
4. Enter your current (old) password.
5. Enter your new password.
6. Enter your new password a second time to verify that you have entered it correctly.

If you forget your password:

Stop by the ITS Help Desk in IACC 150a with your NDSU picture ID.

Windows 2000/XP

• Click CTRL-ALT-DELETE to view the NetWare Security window or the Windows Security window. Select Change Password....
• In the Change Password window, enter your old (current) password in the Current Password box.
• In the New Password and Confirm New Password boxes, enter a new password.
• Click OK to apply the new password.

If you forget your password:

If you have an ITS-supported computer, call the Help Desk at 231-8685, Option 1, to submit a trouble ticket.

1. Log in to the Corporate Time (Oracle Calendar) client.
2. Go to Tools in the menu bar.
3. • Go to Options in the menu bar for the Macintosh client.
4. Click Change Password.
5. Enter Old Password.
6. Enter New Password.
7. Click OK.

If you forget your password:

Stop by the ITS Help Desk in IACC 150a with your NDSU Picture ID.