Intranet Tip: How to Change Your Password

Still rolling with the same password as when you started at the PUD? That is B.A.D.

It may be time to change it. Here is how:

• Press Ctrl-Alt-Del

• Select: Change Password

• Follow prompts: Type in Old Password - New Password - Confirm New Password - Submit

Well done! Your password is changed!

When choosing your new password keep the following in mind:

• Password length must be between 16 and 30 characters.

• Passwords must NOT contain any part of the following:

  a. Employee’s first or last name

  b. Employee’s user login or email address

  c. The word “password” or any variations of the word

  d. Characters not allowed: $ & ( ) | (pipe) < > : .

  e. Commonly used words based around the company name (e.g. Mason, PUD, PUD 3, etc.)

  f. Months of the year and or seasons, e.g. summer, autumn, etc.

  g. Names of local sports teams

  h. Password cannot be the same as the last five passwords. Incrementing by a number or letter will not be accepted.

• Passwords will have no expiration.

• The waiting period after changing a password to a new password is two days.

• Using more than 2 repeating characters will also not work

Having a problem? Contact I.S.