{"id":1143,"date":"2019-03-27T15:47:34","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T06:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cis.kit.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=1143"},"modified":"2025-11-21T16:54:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T07:54:40","slug":"password","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cis.kit.ac.jp\/en\/password\/","title":{"rendered":"Password"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can change passwords for services provided by the Center for ICT Services, such as shared PCs, email, front server, KITnet wireless LAN, e-Learning (Moodle), VPN connections, and on-campus services that use Shibboleth authentication.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u203b<\/span> If you have forgotten your password, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/info.cis.kit.ac.jp\/wiki\/pages\/viewpage.action?pageId=125570034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cis.kit.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon\/icon.jpg\" \/>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"howto\">How to set a password<\/h3>\n<p>The password can be <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">between 10 and 24 characters.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Recommended way to wear<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>As long as possible<\/li>\n<li>Contains a mixture of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Ways to avoid<\/h3>\n<p>Please do not set the following types of passwords as they are easily guessed.<br \/>\nThe University&#8217;s\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/cis.kit.ac.jp\/en\/portal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cis.kit.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon\/icon.jpg\" \/>User Portal (Password Change)<\/a>does not allow you to set the following types of passwords.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Something that is the same as the user name, or just the user name reversed<\/li>\n<li>A number with a small number of digits (for example, a four-digit number)<\/li>\n<li>A word that is in the dictionary<\/li>\n<li>A person&#8217;s name (last name only, first name only, last name\/first name\/last name)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Change Password<\/h3>\n<p>You can access the password change system from <a href=\"https:\/\/cis.kit.ac.jp\/en\/portal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cis.kit.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon\/icon.jpg\" \/>the User Portal (Password Change)<\/a> in the &#8220;Web Services&#8221; category of the menu.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Please make sure the URL in the address bar is <a href=\"https:\/\/cis.kit.ac.jp\/en\/portal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cis.kit.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon\/icon.jpg\" \/>https:\/\/cis.kit.ac.jp\/en\/portal\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Make sure you have a secure connection (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">lock icon<\/span>is displayed\uff09.<\/li>\n<li>Please enable Cookies and Javascript.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"margin: 1em; padding: 1em; border-radius: 5px; border: yellow solid 1px; background: #FFFFF0;\">If an error message such as &#8220;Session Time Out&#8221; is displayed and you are unable to move to the change screen, it may be that your settings do not accept cookies for <a href=\"https:\/\/cis.kit.ac.jp\/en\/portal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cis.kit.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon\/icon.jpg\" \/>the User Portal (change password)<\/a>.Make sure your browser is set up to accept cookies from the password change site.<\/div>\n<h3>Password Management Notes<\/h3>\n<h4>Don&#8217;t use passwords that are easy to guess<\/h4>\n<p>See<a href=\"https:\/\/cis.kit.ac.jp\/en\/password\/#howto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cis.kit.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon\/icon.jpg\" \/>how to set a password.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Keep your passwords out of sight<\/h4>\n<p>Don&#8217;t write your passwords on sticky notes and stick them on your monitor or leave them in public places.<br \/>\nInstead, consider using a password manager to store your passwords securely.<\/p>\n<h4>Don&#8217;t share passwords<\/h4>\n<p>Do not disclose or share your password with colleagues or acquaintances.<\/p>\n<h4>Don&#8217;t reuse passwords<\/h4>\n<p>Do not use the same password for your CIS account in other services or apps.<\/p>\n<h4>Do not enter passwords randomly<\/h4>\n<p>Never enter your CIS account login name or password on a phishing site or on a page linked to a URL contained in a suspicious email.<br \/>\nEven if the sender (From:) has an email address in our university domain (kit.ac.jp or a domain ending in kit.jp), it may lead you to a page that will steal your password.<\/p>\n<p>Before you enter your CIS account login name and password on the page, be sure to check the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The URL begins with https:\/\/<\/li>\n<li>The domain name part of the URL is that of our university (\uff5e.kit.ac.jp).<\/li>\n<li>There is a lock symbol indicating that it is an SSL connection.<\/li>\n<li>No server certificate errors have occurred<\/li>\n<li>The server certificate was issued by our university<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you receive a suspicious email, please contact the Center for ICT Services.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How to Change<\/h2>\n<p>You can change your temporary password to a permanent one that is unique and secure.<br \/>\nKIT password policy are below. In order to change your password, you have to go to <a href=\"https:\/\/cis.kit.ac.jp\/en\/portal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cis.kit.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon\/icon.jpg\" \/>User&#8217;s Portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Length Limit<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10-24 characters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Available Characters<\/p>\n<p>You <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">MUST<\/span> mix letters, numbers, and symbols in your password.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Uppercase and lowercase English letters (a-z, A-Z)<\/li>\n<li>Numbers 0 to 9 (But impossible for the first letter.)<\/li>\n<li>Symbols # $ % ( ) + * \/ = &#8211; _ ^ . [ ] { } :<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u203b<\/span> Space @ &amp; , ; &lt; &gt; \\ &#8221; &#8216; are <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">NOT<\/span> allowed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Reissue<\/h2>\n<p>If you forget your password, you need to submit <a href=\"https:\/\/cis.kit.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/forms\/reissue.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cis.kit.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon\/word.png\" \/>an application form<\/a>.<br \/>\nWrite necessary information on the form and bring it to Center for ICT Services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can change passwords for services provided by the Center for ICT Services, such as shared PCs, email, front server, KITnet wireless LAN, e-Learning (Moodle), VPN connections, and on-campus services that use Shibboleth authentication. \u203b If you have forgotten your password, please see here. 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