Password Management
Help us keep your information – and the Humboldt networks – secure by setting a strong password to access campus resources – and change it whenever you're asked to.
Forgotten or lost password
Go to www.humboldt.edu/reset and create a new one. If you think your password's been stolen, call the information security office right away at x3815
If you know your existing password and simply want to change it, visit www.humboldt.edu/change
Why you need a strong password
Because the bad guys can use it to steal your identity and hack into other people's information on the web.
![Infographic of hacker process: Bad guy steals your identity, gets your mom's credit card info from that time she emailed it to you to buy books, hacks into your stuff, buys a jet](/sites/default/files/password-page-images/buy-a-jet-horiz-500px.png)
![Infographic of hacker process: Bad guy steals your identity, gets your mom's credit card info from that time she emailed it to you to buy books, hacks into your stuff, buys a jet](/sites/default/files/password-page-images/buy-a-jet-vert.png)
Creating a strong password
Humboldt's network protection has rules for strong passwords – you'll find them on the Account Settings screen for password creation. Stuck for ideas? You'll find plenty of useful resources on the web.![Think of a memorable phrase with proper nouns and numbers and a special character](/sites/default/files/password-page-images/red5-horiz-650x101.png)
![Think of a memorable phrase with proper nouns and numbers and a special character](/sites/default/files/password-page-images/red5-vert.png)
Change your password regularly
Everyone on campus must change their password yearly. Users working with confidential data must do so more often. Just be sure to make the change as soon as you get the email notification.![Create a calendar notification to remind you to change your password](/sites/default/files/password-page-images/change-pw-395px.png)
Keeping track of passwords
Get a password management app - Humboldt recommends KeePassX (Windows or Mac) or 1Password (Mac) - and use it.![Keeping track of passwords](/sites/default/files/password-page-images/pw-smiley-300px.png)
Help Desk
Summer 2024 Hours
Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm
After hours emergencies:
Call UPD at 826-5555
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