Password/Passphrase Management

Service Description:

We operate a consistent and secure environment and support effective Password/Passphrase Management to prevent unauthorized access to personal and sensitive information via information assets or systems.

 

Features:

Applies to all systems, software and applications that are used by the schools in the management and delivery of all services.

To help protect BrandEd systems and data, users must select a password that is secure and difficult to guess.

In accordance with security best practice the following rules are enforced and are mandatory:

  • Passwords MUST be changed from the original default password.
  • Each password should contain a minimum of twelve (12) characters.
  • Each password must contain at least one character from the following categories:
    • Uppercase characters (A through to Z)
    • Lowercase characters (a through to z)
    • Numerical digits (0 through to 9)
    • Special character (\ | ! @ #, etc.)
  • Passwords should NOT
    • Be a dictionary word or proper name
    • Be identical to the previous five (5) passwords used
    • Contain spaces

 

Available to:

  • Staff
  • Faculty
  • Students

 

Service Hours:

This service is supported during the business hours of that site.

 

Maintenance Window:

We periodically our internal passwords policy and regularly apply maintenance to the systems that support this policy.

 

Policies

We regularly review our internal passwords to policy