Password change at the University of Oslo

On this web page you can change the password that, among other things, is used for reading e-mail at The University of Oslo.

In order to change your password, you must perform the following steps:

1. Enter your username in the 'Username' field below,
2. Enter your current password in the 'Password' field below,
3. Enter your new password in the 'New password' field below,
4. Confirm your new password by typing it one more time in the 'Confirm new password' field below,
5. Click the 'Change' my password now button below, and wait to see if the server accepts your new password.

Your new password should contain a mixture of lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers, and other characters. It should not contain a word found in a dictionary and must be at least 8 characters long.

You must change your password at least once every year, preferably more frequently. If you have not changed your password within a one year period, you will receive an e-mail requesting that you do so. If you still have not changed your password within 1 month, your account will be closed. It will still exist, and can receive e-mails, but no-one, including yourself will be able to log into the account. An account that has been disabled for more than one year will be assumed to no longer be in use, and will automatically be deleted.

For security reasons, the username and password entered on this web page will be encrypted when transfered to the server. Remember that you normally should never type your password into a web page.

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Username
Current password
New password
Confirm new password

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Editors: Houston (helpdesk), houston@usit.uio.no
Document created: 13.08.1999, modified: 10.10.2006