New password requirements for Deakin staff and students

What is the new password criteria?

Students

Your password must:

1. Consist of a minimum of fifteen, and a maximum of thirty characters.
2. Contain a combination of at least three of the following four character types:
   • Lowercase letters (a – z)
   • Uppercase letters (A – Z)
   • Numbers (0 – 9)
   • Symbols
3. Your password must not contain three or more characters from your Deakin username.
4. Your password must be different from your previous five passwords.

Staff

Your password must:

1. Consist of a minimum of fifteen, and a maximum of thirty characters.
2. Your password must be different from your previous five passwords.

If you attempt to use a password you have used before, you will receive an error message that the password requirements criteria have not been met.

Matt Freeman

ICT Manager