MIT Password Policy

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