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Change Your Password

How to Update Your Password

I. Is your work computer ALWAYS on campus?

To change your password…

  1. Enter your Monmouth email in the username field (username@monmouth.edu)
  2. Enter your current (old) password
  3. Enter your proposed new password (password requirements)
  4. Enter your proposed new password again (to minimize the chance of typing mistakes)
  5. Click the Submit button to submit the change
  6. Click the Cancel button to clear the form and start over if necessary

Please Note: Neither your current (old) nor your new password will be shown in plain text. Your password will be securely encrypted when transmitted.

Ready? Click the link below to change your password:

Change Your Password
II. Is your work computer used on and off campus?

A. Mac Users:

  1. Connect to VPN (Required only if off campus)
  2. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Users & Groups in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
  3. Click the information (i) button next to your username.
  4. Click Change.
  5. Enter your current password in the Old Password field.
  6. Enter your new password in the New Password field, then enter it again in the Verify field.
  7. Click Change Password.

B. Windows Users:

  1. Connect to VPN (Required only if off campus)
  2. Press CTRL-ALT-DEL
  3. Select Change a password
  4. Enter your current password in the Old password field.
  5. Enter your new password in the New password field, then enter it again in the Confirm password field.
  6. Press or click Enter to submit.

Don’t Remember Your Password?

To reset your password, call 732-923-4357 (HELP) or visit the Help Desk located on the 3nd floor of the Edison Science Building for in person assistance. Make sure you have your University ID card.

Password Requirements

Passphrase:  A sequence of words, phrase, or sentence that is easy to remember but more secure than a password.

  • For example:  A song verse or a movie quote

Your new passphrase is required to:

  • Contain at least 15 characters
  • Contain characters from three of the following four categories:
    1. English uppercase characters (A through Z)
    2. English lowercase characters (a through z)
    3. Base 10 digits (0 through 9)
    4. Non-alphabetic characters (for example, !, $, #, %)
  • Not contain the user’s account name or parts of the user’s full name that exceed two consecutive characters

Your new passphrase should not be:

  • Based on your pet’s name, your friend’s name, birthdate
  • Based on words commonly affiliated with Monmouth University, such as Hawks, Shadow, Monmouth
  • Based on your Gmail/Facebook account name or password

Note that passphrases are case-sensitive!