Cyber-Safety Basics: Protect Passwords
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Why should you protect passphrases/passwords? Because they can be used to:
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To protect your passphrases/passwords:
- Create strong passphrases that are 12 or more characters long and use a combination of character types (e.g., upper and lower case letters, numbers and punctuation).
- Don’t write down passphrases/passwords on a Post-it under your keyboard, on your monitor or in a drawer near your computer! Never share your passphrases/passwords with anyone via email or telephone.
- Don’t fall for email scams that threaten to close your account if you don’t confirm your passphrases/passwords, even if the email appears to be from UC Davis. These are PHISHING SCAMS. UC Davis will NEVER ask you to share your passphrase. For more about phishing, see http://security.ucdavis.edu/antiphishing.cfm. If you think you’ve responded to a phishing scam, contact the IT Express Computing Services Help Desk at 530-754-4357.
To manage and/or change your campus passwords, go to:
- Change/Test your Kerberos Password
- Banner
- Campus Computing Accounts (Kerberos passwords)
- DaFIS and DaFIS Decision Support
- DESII
- PPS
For help with forgotten passwords, email pps-adminasst@ucdavis.edu or call Susan Morgan at (530) 754-7654. - PPS Decision Support
For help with forgotten passwords, email paysys-support@ucdavis.edu or call the Help Desk at (530) 757-3299.