Password Tips
First Thing to Ponder
Never let anyone else know your password – including friends or other systems that could use your UMT identity. A miscellaneous person can use your identity and you can be held responsible for anything done in your username. Sometimes it may seem that you need to let someone else know your password (to share a file, for instance), but there are always workarounds. Don't give away the key to your account.
Defense Wall
Passwords are your defense wall against the cyber criminals. The more you build it strong, the more it is hard to break. So, make strong password(s) for your account(s) and update them regularly. The question remains; how to build that "Defense Wall" stronger? Here are the following tips:
Strong Passwords
The password must have at least 8 characters, at least 1 digit(s), at least 1 lower case letter(s), at least 1 upper case letter(s), at least 1 non-alphanumeric character(s).
Unique
Use unique password, the one which does not appears in mind at once. The one which cannot be guessed. Do not use "asdf", "123456", "umt" or "password" as your passwords. Passwords which are in the dictionaries are more likely to be guessed or hacked. Something that you and "only you" could have known.
Length
The length of your password should be atleast eight words long. The smaller is easier to be guessed.
Complexity
Use alphanumeric, symbols and non-alphanumeric in your passwords. Do not use only alphabets and numbers in your passwords you often see and use.
Change it Regularly
To keep your passwords safe, one must change it regularly.
Password Expiry
Password will be expired in 45 days. (Due to covid 19 extended 60 days).
Multiple Passwords
Do not use same password for your UMT Domain, E-Mail, UMT-LMS and PIMS. If cybercriminals succeeds in knowing one password, then all of your accounts are a piece of cake.
Best Password Practice
- Make one/two sentence(s) for you: Best Password Practice For You.
- Clear space between words: BestPasswordPracticeForYou.
- Misspell or shorten words: BestPasswrdPractice4You.
- Use special, alphanumeric, etc: Be$tPas$wrdPr@ctice4You_5212801.
Prevent Identity Theft
Identity theft is any kind of scam/deception that results in the loss of personal data, such as passwords, user names or an account information. One must know that IDT (Identity Theft) isn't new. Following Do not MUST BE followed for the safety purposes
- Don’t reply if you see any suspicious email, instant message or webpage asking for your personal or financial information
- Do not fill Usernames, Passwords, Social Security numbers, Bank account numbers, PINs (Personal Identification Numbers), Full credit card numbers, Your mother’s maiden name, Your birthday in any suspicious webpage.
- Don’t fill out any forms or sign-in screens that might be linked to from suspicious messages
- Don’t be tempted to start filling out, even if you don’t hit the “submit” button, you might still be sending your information to identity thieves if you start putting your data into their forms.
- Do not enter your password if you’ve arrived at a site by following a link in an email or chat that you don’t trust.
- Don’t send your password via email, and don’t share it with others.
- Report suspicious emails and scams
Login - Logout
When you are using a public computer, say in Information Processing Center, E-Labs or in another public computer center, you MUST uncheck "Sign me in automatically", "Remember my password" or "Keep me logged in" before logging in.
Even if you are using your UMT allocated system or your personal computer, Logout after you have finished.