Policy

To prevent unauthorized access to SUNY Geneseo computer systems, Geneseo network accounts must be changed at least once every 180 days.Users must also practice proper password management such as:

• never share a computer account
• never use the same password for more than one account
• never tell a password to anyone
• never write down a password
• never communicate a password by telephone, email, or messaging
• log off or secure the screen before leaving a computer unattended
• change passwords whenever there is a suspicion they have been compromised

Guidelines

• Your new password must contain at least 8 characters
• Your new password must contain 3 out of the following character types:
  • Uppercase
  • Lowercase
  • Number
  • Special character
• Your new password must not contain your username
• Your new password must not contain a word longer than 2 characters from your name in our systems
• Your new password must not match any of your previous 10

Contact

Sue Chichester
CIO & Director, Computing & Information Technology  sue@geneseo.edu