Consultant Certification Information System Password Help
Changing Your Password
At the 'Welcome To The Consultant Certification Information System' login screen:
- Enter Your Userid:
Type in your User ID here.
- Enter Current Password:
Type in your current password.
- Enter New Password:
Enter a new password. It must be 8 characters in length.
- Re-Enter New Password:
Re-enter your new password.
- Click the 'Enter the System' button:
Another window will pop up stating "Your Password has been changed, please click 'Enter The System' ".
- Click 'Enter The System' button again.
Possible reason's your new password was not accepted:
- Typo when re-entering New Password.
- Password restriction, certain letter combinations, certain symbols are not allowed.
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Your user I.D.
never changes so, keep a record of it.
Password Guidelines:
1)
The system will send you an automated email remider when your password is within 10 days of expiring.
2)
Passwords must have one alpha character and one number in them.
3)
Passwords cannot begin with the number.
4)
Must be exactly 8 characters in length.
5)
No double letters/numbers or consecutive letters/numbers like zz, aa, 123, abc, 00, 321.
6)
No symbols in them.
7)
Passwords must be unique. They can NOT be a password you used in the past
or too similar to a past password.
Examples
of valid Passwords:
nuclear9,
turtle39, orange47, red2blue, astros4x, imhoia2m
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Password Standards
-- Quick Reference
Last Updated 01/26/04
| Reserved Words The words and
character string prefixes shown below cannot be used as
mainframe passwords:
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Reserved Word List |
| jan |
feb |
mar |
apr |
| may |
jun |
jul |
aug |
| sep |
oct |
nov |
dec |
| 1234 |
abcd |
adabas |
default |
| demo |
guest |
lotus |
pass |
| roscoe |
roscp |
sdhpt |
system |
| test |
txdot |
valid |
vtam |
For example: Jane, janitor,
and January are not allowed; injaneous
and innovate are allowed.
Guidelines for Effective Passwords
To be effective, your password should not be:
- Your name, your nickname, or the name of a family member or pet
- Your birthday or any family member's birthday
- A cultural word (hacker, Batman, flash) or a geographical
(Lubbock, Beaumont) word
- A dictionary word (mackerel, dandilion, millionaire)
- A foreign word (sayonara, tortilla)
- A keyboard sequence (qwerty, zxcvbn)
- A very short word (dog, cat, hi, me, love)
- Words with vowels removed (cntrntllgnc, sbtrctn)
- Phone numbers
- Numbers substituted for letters (2morrow, all4one)
- A password you are using on another system such as a bank pin
- A bible verse or chapter
Here are some ways to create passwords that are hard to guess but
easy to remember:
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Password Creation
Guidlines |
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Method |
Examples |
| Interspersed
with symbols (&^$%#@!~`"':;<,>) |
Yr$-&9 |
| Use
a mixture of capital and lowercase letters |
GfdO4r |
| Make "Pass
phrases" |
Ydwto#town for
"Yankee doodle went to town" |
| Use expressions |
IlpinST for "I
love paris in the springtime" |
| Use foods |
ricNraiPuding
for "rice and raisin pudding" |
| Use
transliterations |
foTOgrafik for
"photographic" |
| Synonym
substitution |
jaVa@Rest for
"coffee break" |
| Antonym
substitution |
starTdarK for
stoplight |
Quick Reference Chart
This chart summarizes standards and other useful information about
passwords.
| Type |
Length
Min/Max |
Character Set |
Interval |
Source |
History |
Threshold |
Change
Process |
Forgotten Password Contact |
Additional Information |
| CCIS |
8 |
A-Z, 0-9, and @,
#, $ |
Every 90 days |
User |
3 |
3 failed attempts suspends UserID |
CCIS Sign On Page |
John Anhaiser (see below) |
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* Local procedures will determine the appropriate
contact |
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