To ensure the continuing digital security of our students, faculty, and staff, we are making several changes to our password creation process.
These changes are as follows:
- Starting on July 22, the initial birthdate-based password that new students, faculty, and staff receive will ONLY work to log into the Password Manager site (password.drake.edu). Only after creating a new more secure password and setting up their password recovery questions will they will be able to access other Drake online resources (myDrake, wireless networks, etc.).
- Anyone who currently has not changed their initial birthdate-based password is receiving emails letting them know that if they don’t change their password prior to July 22, they will be locked out of Drake online resources. The final email reminder will go out on July 21. If someone is locked out because of an unchanged password, they must contact the support center at 515-271-3001.
- Finally, to clarify the initial birthdate-based password we are changing the format from MmmDDYYYY! (example: Jan011997!) to MmmDD#YYYY (example: Jan01#1997) on July 22. The Password Manager will continue to accept either of these formats for the time being.
Strong passwords are a key defense against phishing and other online attacks. You are required to change your Drake password annually, but you can change it more frequently. Learn more at Changing your Password (How-to).
–Carla Herling, ITS