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EDUCAUSE has collected a reference library of password policies from a range of institutions. Password policies are concerned with the security of computer systems and the selection of passwords.
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Northwestern University Password/Passphrase Guidelines: September 28, 2011

Northwestern University uses a password aging system which requires users to change their password for their NetID every year. This page provides password/passphrase selection guidelines. …
Virginia Tech Change Your Password Policy: July 22, 2011

This is the Virginia Tech page on the importance of changing your password, including information on how to do it. This is the Virginia Tech pa…
Securing Mobile Devices - Seminar: April 4, 2011 | A session at the Security Professionals Conference 2011
The iPhone, BlackBerry, Droid, and more—mobile Internet devices are extremely popular, including with faculty members, staff, and students. But are these devices secure? Do we have any idea who…
Top 10 Threats to Computer Systems Include Professors and Students: December 17, 2008

College network security staff are findign the weakest part of a campus network is the users, including professors and students, who carelessly give out their passwords or leave important informa…
Usability and User Education and Support: April 17, 2008
From digital signatures to encrypted VPN sessions, PKI can only be successful if the computing community understands how to use it effectively. Cultivating this understanding requires careful plann…
How to Write Better Passwords: January 1, 2005

The author provides password guidelines to help generate unguessable but memorable gibberish. The author provides password guidelines to help generate …
Surveying the Steps to a Secure Emory University: March 28, 2006

This research bulletin summarizes how Emory University used the results of a security survey of higher education institutions to make important, peer-informed decisions on how to secure and prote…
Georgetown University Password Guidelines: January 1, 2003

Georgetown University's computer password selection guidelines. Georgetown University's computer password selection guidelines. …
IT Policies and Forms: February 10, 2011

IT Policies and forms for East Carolina University. IT Policies and forms for East Carolina University. …

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