Password Manager
PW Manager allows you to activate, change or reset the password for your NinerNET account.
Activate Your Account (First Time Users)
- Go to PW Manager
- Click Activate My NinerNET account
- Set up 6 security questions and answers that can be used to help reset your password
- Create your password
- When you've successfully created your NinerNET password, you will receive your NinerNET username and your account will be active
- Go to PW Manager
- Login with your NinerNET account
- Click Change Password
- Go to PW Manager and enter your username
- Click Forgot Your Password? and answer your security questions
- You will be locked out of PW Manager for 15 minutes after three failed login attempts
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Minimum length:
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8 characters | |
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Maximum length:
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16 characters | |
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Not Available:
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Your last name, first name, email address, or the words "pass" or "word" as part of your password | |
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Required characters:
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One lower case alphabetic character One upper case alphabetic character One numeric character One special character from the set ! * + - / _ |
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| Password History: | Password cannot contain 8 characters in the same sequence as the previous 8 passwords | |
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Note: You cannot change your password more than two times in a 24-hour period
Changing the case (upper/lower) in your password, doesn't constitute a password change |
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Security Question Tips
- Answer 6 or more questions during setup
You will be required to answer at least 3 if you forget your password - Avoid spaces and punctuation in your answers
- Update your answers periodically
Your password will expire every 180 days.
You will be notified by email 15 days prior to the expiration time and will be repeated at the following intervals -- 10, 8, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 days -- or until the password has been changed.
When you've changed your password, you'll be notified by an email message. If you receive such a message and did not change the password notify the Student Computing Help Center immediately.
