EKU Password Information Site    (Faculty/Staff Use Only)

Password Manager Login

This site is a one stop for all EKU password related information, how to’s, recommendations, and current campus wide password protocol.

Banner accounts which are your EKUDirect and Banweb accounts (may or may not have the same password).

E-key accounts access e-mail, Blackboard, Web, and other University resources.

The password protocol applies to both Banner and E-key accounts. The bottom section/pane of this page refers to campus wide password protocol for faculty and staff accounts.

University Password Protocol

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Passwords are an important aspect of computer security. They are the front line of protection for user accounts. A poorly chosen password may result in the compromise of the universities or your personal resources or networked computer systems. As such, all Eastern Kentucky University employees are responsible for taking the appropriate steps, as outlined below, to select and secure their passwords.

Password History Requirements

• Description: Determines the number of unique new passwords a user must use before an old password can be reused.
• Current Setting: 2

Maximum Password Age

• Description: Determines how many days a password can be used before the user is required to change it. Banner will disable the account if after expiration the password is not reset after 60 days.
• Setting: 90 days.

Minimum Password Age

• Description: determines how many days a user must keep new passwords before they can change them again.
• Setting: 1 Day (24 hours).

Minimum Password Length

• Description: Determines how short passwords can be.
• Setting: 8 characters.

Password Complexity Requirements

• Description: Ensures user passwords meet the following requirements:
  
  
  • The password must be at least eight characters long.
  • The first character must be alpha
  • The password must consist of alpha and at least 1 numeric character.
  • Valid password characters are – alpha (A-Z) and numeric (0-9). Special characters are not allowed. Note: Banner alpha characters are not case sensitive.

Lockout Policy

• Description: Determines the number of failed logons allowed before the account is locked for a certain period of time.
• Setting:Threshold set to multiple failed attempts and auto unlock after 10 minutes.

Inactivity Period

• Description: Length of time of client inactivity before re-authentication is required.
• Setting: 30 Minutes.

 Additional information

• IT Account IDs: There are currently two main ITDS computer accounts.
  
  
  • E-Key – For email, Blackboard, Active Directory. Its form is last name, first initial.
  • Banner – For Banner access. It’s form is last name, first name.

Future plans include combining these accounts in order to form a single-sign on for all systems.