Changing Your Password

To Change Your Password & Profile

Go to the bottom box on the right hand side of the screen (you may need to scroll down) and click on ‘My Profile’
On the left hand side of the screen you will now see several boxes (Dashboard, Pages and Profile) which highlight red when you hover over them with your mouse. Click on the box labelled ‘Profile’.
The screen displayed now presents your profile for user administration.
Here you may change your email address in the ‘Contact Info’ section and your password in the ‘About Yourself’ section.
To change your password, scroll down to the ‘New Password’ section and enter your new password.
You have to enter your new password in two boxes to make sure you type it correctly.
Don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of the screen and click the ‘Update Profile’ button to save your changes.

Note: You can only change your profile using the method above once you are logged in.

Password Do’s and Don’ts

Follow these password do’s and don’ts to help protect your data and your identity.

Password Do’s	Password Don’ts
DO pick a password you will remember DO change your password regularly DO use a mix of uppercase and lowercase characters. DO use punctuation marks and special characters such as #, $, %. DO choose a line or two from a song or poem and use the first letter of each word, preceded or followed by a digit. (e.g “Do you know the way to San Jose?” becomes the password DYKtwTSJ?). DO use a password that you can type quickly without having to look at your keyboard. This makes it harder for someone to notice your password if they happen to be watching over your shoulder. DO use a password with 8 or more characters. More is better. DO create different passwords for different accounts and applications.	DON’T write your password down. DON’T make obvious choices like your last name, first name, nickname, birth date, spouse name, pet name, make/model of car, or favourite expression. DON’T choose your username as your password. DON’T share your password with anyone. Once it is out of your control, so is your security. DON’T use a word contained in English or foreign language dictionaries, spelling lists or commonly digitised texts such as the Bible or an encyclopedia. DON’T use an alphabet sequence (lmnopqrst), a number sequence (12345678) or a keyboard sequence (qwertyuop). DON’T use a password shorter than six (6) characters. DON’T use a word spelled backwards. DON’T use a password of all digits, or all the same letter. DON’T use the same password for more than one system or web site. DON’T Use numbers in place of letters. For example, “Password” becomes “Pa55w0rd.” Dictionary programs are also equipped to combat this technique. DON’T Use dates to create a password (for example, AUguST2001). DON’T Re-use any of your last 10 passwords. DON’T Provide your password – or any of your sensitive or confidential information – over email or instant message. Think of an email message or IM like a postcard. The information can be seen while it’s traversing the Internet. Also, once you send an email, you no longer control the information in it. It can be forwarded to other people without your knowledge or consent. DON’T Use sample passwords given on different Web sites.

Password Do’s

Password Don’ts

DO pick a password you will remember
DO change your password regularly
DO use a mix of uppercase and lowercase characters.
DO use punctuation marks and special characters such as #, $, %.
DO choose a line or two from a song or poem and use the first letter of each word, preceded or followed by a digit. (e.g “Do you know the way to San Jose?” becomes the password DYKtwTSJ?).
DO use a password that you can type quickly without having to look at your keyboard. This makes it harder for someone to notice your password if they happen to be watching over your shoulder.
DO use a password with 8 or more characters. More is better.
DO create different passwords for different accounts and applications.

DON’T write your password down.
DON’T make obvious choices like your last name, first name, nickname, birth date, spouse name, pet name, make/model of car, or favourite expression.
DON’T choose your username as your password.
DON’T share your password with anyone. Once it is out of your control, so is your security.
DON’T use a word contained in English or foreign language dictionaries, spelling lists or commonly digitised texts such as the Bible or an encyclopedia.
DON’T use an alphabet sequence (lmnopqrst), a number sequence (12345678) or a keyboard sequence (qwertyuop).
DON’T use a password shorter than six (6) characters.
DON’T use a word spelled backwards.
DON’T use a password of all digits, or all the same letter.
DON’T use the same password for more than one system or web site.
DON’T Use numbers in place of letters. For example, “Password” becomes “Pa55w0rd.” Dictionary programs are also equipped to combat this technique.
DON’T Use dates to create a password (for example, AUguST2001).
DON’T Re-use any of your last 10 passwords.
DON’T Provide your password – or any of your sensitive or confidential information – over email or instant message. Think of an email message or IM like a postcard. The information can be seen while it’s traversing the Internet. Also, once you send an email, you no longer control the information in it. It can be forwarded to other people without your knowledge or consent.
DON’T Use sample passwords given on different Web sites.