Password
How do I change my password?
You can change your password online.
- Go to the UB Account Management Tool.
- Enter your UBITName and current password
- Click Login
- Select Change My Password.
- Enter your new password in both the Password and Confirm Password fields
- Click Change Password.
Password security
Your new password must be secure; insecure passwords will be rejected. Your password must:
- be between 8 and 32 characters in length
- contain at least one uppercase letter
- contain at least one lowercase letter
- contain at least one number
- not have more than four (4) numbers in sequence
- contain at at least one of the following
characters:
~!@#$%^&*()_+=-`{}[]|";'<>,.?/ - not contain the following characters:
:\
Here are some examples:
| Unacceptable Password | Good Password | Explanation |
| Appletree | app|eTr33 | Replaced letter "l" with a pipe; uppercase "T"; replaced ee with number 3s |
| Hellothere | hEll0+here | Replaced letter "o" with a number zero; uppercase "E"; replaced letter "t" with plus sign |
| Joe12345 | Joe+1234 | 12345 in username is bad. |
| computer | 1kuMpu+er | Added a number; replaced "co" with phonetic equivalent "ku"; uppercase "M"; replaced letter "t" with plus sign |