jjc@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Jeffrey J. Carpenter) (06/04/91)
Hi, We are reviewing our Computer Center's policy on password changes, and I would like to see how other University Computer Centers handle password changes. Please answer the following questions (or as many as you have information for) and return them to me, I will post a summary message to the list. 1. Do people needing to have their password go to a central site (like an Accounts Office) to get their password changed or can they go to any computing lab? 2. Do you reset the password to the original password or do you set it to something else (what the user requests, what you assign, etc...)? 3. Do you permit password changes over the phone? If so how do you verify that the user is who he says he is? 4. Who is authorized to change passwords (Full time employees, part-time employees, accounts office people, lab operators, user consultants, etc...)? 5. Please list any other comments not covered by the questions above. Thanks for your help. jeff ------ Jeff Carpenter, University of Pittsburgh, Computing and Information Services 600 Epsilon Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 jjc+@cis.pitt.edu, jjc@pittvms.bitnet, +1 412 624 6424, FAX +1 412 624 6436