It is recommended that you regularly change your MIT issued password.
Note that student passwords do NOT expire, but they must meet the following requirements;
You new password must be:
- 9 characters long
- Contain at least 1 lowercase letter
- Contain at least 1 uppercase letter
- Contain at least 1 digit
- Contain at least 1 special characters (e.g. * ( ) . & – _ [ ] ` ~ | @ $ % ^ ? : { } ! ‘): 1
- Your new password must not be identical to your old password
- Must NOT contain your username or ID number
- Must NOT contain your first or your last name