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Re: New student username/password
From: Stephen John Smoogen <smooge () UNM EDU>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 11:51:56 -0600
Aaron Cayard-Roberts wrote:
Hello, For years we've had students wait until they are on campus and have attended a tech session before we give them their username and password. We've been under a lot of pressure to change this so that the students will be able to access campus services over the summer which require a username and password. I'm wondering how other institutions are handling this situation in a secure way. Thanks, Aaron
The ways I have seen it: [I can not recommend any of these.. they all have big downfalls] Send them an email with the account and a URL that allows them to change it by filling in information that only the university and them would know (supposedly). Have them call in and ask for their address etc that is on public record for us to verify. Give them a account/password that must be changed on first login, and direct them to the website to do so. Send them a username/password in seperate snail mails. Have them go to site that asks them to change it. One of the above, but allow the account only limited access until they can come in physically to verify things. This usually causes more headaches because the sensitive things that are limited are things a new or returning student might want to see or change. -- Stephen Smoogen -- ITS/Linux Administrator MSC02 1520 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 Phone: (505) 277-8219 Email: smooge () unm edu How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. "The Merchant of Venice"
Current thread:
- New student username/password Aaron Cayard-Roberts (Apr 09)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: New student username/password Jenkins, Matthew (Apr 09)
- Re: New student username/password Curt Wilson (Apr 09)
- Re: New student username/password Stephen John Smoogen (Apr 09)
- Re: New student username/password Kenneth Arnold (Apr 09)
- Re: New student username/password Greg Francis (Apr 09)
- Re: New student username/password HALL, NATHANIEL D. (Apr 09)
- Re: New student username/password Mark Borrie (Apr 09)
- Re: New student username/password Cal Frye (Apr 09)
- Re: New student username/password Hatala, Jeffrey (Apr 10)
- Re: New student username/password Cal Frye (Apr 10)
- Re: New student username/password Todd Dergenski (Apr 10)