Effective January 5, 2015
1.0 Purpose
Passwords can be classified as weak or strong based on how difficult
they are to guess and/or compute. The Elmore County Public Schools
password procedure has been chosen to offer a level of protection beyond
simple or weak but not to be so complex as to require being written
down and causing additional risk.
2.0 Scope
All faculty/staff of Elmore County Public Schools.
3.0 Procedure
Effective
Monday, January 5, 2015, Elmore County Public Schools will implement a
new password procedure for all faculty/staff users. When you are
prompted to change your password the system will require your password
to meet the following criteria:
o Expiration: Passwords expire every 120 days
o Length: Passwords must be at least 8 characters long
o Complexity: Passwords must contain characters from at least three of the following four categories:
o English uppercase characters (A – Z)
o English lowercase characters (a – z)
o Base 10 digits (0 – 9)
o Non-alphanumeric (For example: !, $, #, or %)
o Name Restrictions: Passwords cannot contain the first name, last name, or username of account in question
o Password History: None of the previous 4 passwords can be used
Two password examples that meet the requirements of the new policy are:
Example 1: Elm0r3#1
Example 2: h3L1ow0r!d
