Default Passwords REVISION

From: Ralph Lucia
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 10:45

Greetings,

In light of the discussions at ACOP and the decision of the Chancellor regarding passwords, I have revised the documentation regarding default passwords (see attached). Changes are as follows:

• Default passwords for existing users will not be erased or overwritten until December 12
• Users logging into enterprise applications with default passwords will continue to be directed to the change password feature of My VCCS. Starting December 12, these users will be directed to the Password Wizard.
• Password rules no longer require a special character
• Password resets by help desk personnel will set a user’s password to his/her birthday for 24 hours instead of 12
  
  One other change was made because of additional information. The Password Wizard will not accept any invalid SSN. All users with blank or invalid SSNs will need to contact their college to reset their password.
  
  The test environment will be ready for colleges at 3:00 p.m. today. This is located at dstst.vccs.edu. The test environment does not include Blackboard or email but does connect to the test SIS environment. The script on the SIS Test login page reflects the action that the production environment will have starting December 12. Default passwords have been erased or overwritten in the test environment. Other passwords reflect those in production as of the date of the last refresh, which was October 14.
  
  Ralph Lucia
  Director, Client Services
  Virginia Community College System

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