Passwords

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Changing Your Password

Anyone may call the Help Desk at 973-720-4357 and request their password be changed.

Students

Faculty and Staff

Password Requirements

  • Passwords cannot contain the user's account name or parts of the user's full name that exceed two consecutive characters.
  • Passwords must be at least six characters in length. Passwords must contain characters from at least three of the following four categories:
    • English uppercase alphabet characters (A–Z)
    • English lowercase alphabet characters (a–z)
    • Base 10 digits (0–9)
    • Non-alphanumeric characters (for example, !$#,%)