EIC/BNL Computing discussion

[Kolja Kauder <kkauder AT gmail.com>]

Hi all,

SDCC has now formally announced the password policy change and
provided information and tools here:
https://www.racf.bnl.gov/docs/authentication/passwords

IMPORTANT: Please update your password by OCTOBER 12th to avoid being
locked out of
your account.

Thanks,
Kolja


On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 9:49 AM Kolja Kauder <kkauder AT gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> The SDCC/RACF password policy is changing (as of Monday 9/14/2020) to
> conform with new requirements from the DOE.  The new policy is that:
>
> 1.   Passwords will not ever expire.
> 2.   Passwords do not have to satisfy any specific complexity rules or have 
> any
>       specific set of special characters.
>
> However,
>
> 3.   Passwords must be at least 16 characters long (!)
> 4.   New passwords will be compared to a database of insecure and/or
> cracked passwords when they are created, and will be rejected if they exist
> on the list of insecure passwords.
> 5.   Passwords will be rejected if they match any of your previous 24
> passwords.
>
> As of this time, only the SDCC/RACF password will be affected.  This is
> the password that is used for logging into the SDCC facility and which
> is used for your kerberos credentials.   In particular, the RACF email
> account passwords are not affected by this policy change.
>
> There should be an official announcement from the SDCC tomorrow
> announcing this change and providing links for a web based application
> to change the password.   You should also be able to change the password
> as normal from the SDCC linux command line.   After the official
> announcement, I will forward any instructions or links to this mailing
> list as well.
>
> You will have 1 month to change your password to comply with the new
> policy.  If you fail to do so within that time period you will be
> locked out of your account, and need to fill out an RT ticket to restore
> access.
>
> Thank you,
> Kolja
>
> (Thanks to Jeff Landgraf whose wording I stole)
>
> --
> ________________________
> Kolja Kauder, Ph.D.
> Post-Doctoral Research Associate,
> Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, NY
> +1 (631) 344-5935
> ________________________



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Kolja Kauder, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Research Associate,
Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, NY
+1 (631) 344-5935
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