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Strong Password Management

Strong Password Management

Security

IST strongly encourages changing all NJIT account passwords at least once every 4 months; for example, change your password at the beginning of the fall, spring, and summer semesters.

  • If you want to change/manage your password or you don't know your current UCID password, click here.

Strong Password Best-Practices

Your NJIT computing accounts provide access to sensitive and personal information. It is important to keep access safe and secure. Follow these guidelines to create strong passwords:

Do Don't
  • Password rules:
    • Length: Minimum 10
    • Length: Maximum 64
    • Letters: Minimum 1
    • Numbers: Minimum 1
    • First Name: Not Allowed Yes
    • Last Name: Not Allowed Yes
    • UCID: Not Allowed Yes
    • Special characters: Minimum 1
    • Valid characters ~!@#$%^&*_-+=`|\(){}[]:;"'<>,.?/
  • Use pass phrases to assist in password creation. For example (don't use this example):
    • Example Phrase: New Jersey was a member of the thirteen original colonies
    • Example Transformation: use first letter in each word, capitalize if monosyllablic, and add punctuation
    • Example Password:Nj)WAm;OT1!3oc
  • Change your NJIT passwords at least once every 4 months
  • Consider your password private
  • Take reasonable measures to ensure the security of your password
  • Immediately change your password if you suspect another person has access to your account or knows your password
  • Don't include personal information such as UCID, telephone number, social security number, NJIT ID, date of birth, etc.
  • Don't use "NJIT" in any combination of upper or lower case
  • Don't use the name or abbreviation of an NJIT department or course
  • Don't use proper names, titles, product names, or geographic locations
  • Don't use dictionary words in any language (use pass phrases instead)
  • Don't use words spelled backwards, common misspellings, or abbreviations
  • Don't use common letter-to-symbol conversions, such as changing "and" to "&" or "to" to "2"
  • Don't use sequences or repeated characters (e.g., 12345678, 222222, abcdefg, or strings of adjacent letters on your keyboard)
  • Don't write your password down anywhere
  • Don't share your password with others
  • Don't use the same password across multiple accounts
  • Don't reuse passwords for at least 2 years
  • Don't use the "remember password" feature

What if I don't know my current UCID password?

Visit MyUCID Management.