At IU, how do I change or synchronize my Network ID passphrase?

Changing your passphrase regularly is one of the best ways to preserve the security and integrity of your computing accounts. If you know your Network ID passphrase you can change your passphrase on all of your Indiana University accounts. Additionally, this will synchronize your passphrase across all of your accounts, correcting any inadvertent changes to your passphrase; "changing" your passphrase to the same value is often a good method of resolving passphrase problems on various IU systems.

If you have forgotten your passphrase, you cannot change it, but instead will have to reset it. See At IU, how do I reset my Network ID passphrase?

To change or synchronize your Network ID passphrase, or the passphrase for a group account of which you are the owner:

1. Close all applications other than your Internet browser.

   In your browser, if you are using the Account Management Service, in the left column, click change current passphrase. Otherwise, go to the Passphrase Maintenance page at:

   https://passphrase.iu.edu/
2. In the first field, enter your Network ID username; if you want to change the passphrase to a group or departmental account, enter the username of that account instead.
   
   
3. In the next field, enter the Network ID passphrase.
   
   
4. In the last two fields, enter the passphrase you want the account to have. All accounts associated with the Network ID will be set to this new passphrase.

   You can use the Passphrase Maintenance page either to change all your passphrases at once or to synchronize all accounts under your Network ID to the same passphrase. For information on selecting a valid and secure passphrase, see Passwords and passphrases.

5. Click Change Passphrase.

Note: Every group, department, or student organization account has an official "owner" or sponsor, usually a faculty member. This account owner is the only person authorized to change the group account passphrase, even if there are other people who regularly log into and use the account.

If you are not the account owner and you would like to change the passphrase on an IU Bloomington group account, you must obtain permission in writing from the account owner. This can be either a letter on official IU letterhead, delivered in person to a UITS Support Center walk-in office, or an email message to  valid@indiana.edu  originating from the account owner's personal email account. The letter must contain the username of the account (for example,  jediclub ). It must explicitly grant you permission to change the passphrase, and it must contain the account owner's University ID number. If the account owner elects to send an email message to the Accounts Office, the message must specify whether you will handle the change request by mail or by visiting the Support Center walk-in office. If you wish to have the passphrase changed by mail, the account owner will need to include your postal address.

If you are not the account owner and you would like to change the passphrase on an IUPUI group account, the department chairperson must contact the Support Center to request a change in ownership.

Note: Be aware that when you change your Network ID passphrase, you may have to wait up to 20 minutes for all systems to recognize the new passphrase. In other words, you may have a short wait before you can do such things as log into IU Webmail, dial into IU's modems, create new computing accounts, reset your passphrase again, or check your grades.

Also see:

• At IU, if I forget my passphrase on a UITS shared central system, what should I do?
• Best practices for computer security
• After uninstalling the Get Connected application, why does my computer still prompt me to change my password, and how can I make it stop?