Skip to end of metadata
Go to start of metadata

You are viewing an old version of this page. View the current version.

Compare with Current View Page History

« Previous Version 2 Next »

SSPR@APU also known as Self Service Password Reset enables our students and staff to manage your APKey account more securely. SSPR@APU gives users the ability to change or reset their password, with no administrator or help desk involvement.

SSPR@APU brings the following benefits to our users:

  • Resetting passwords is made easier directly from the Office 365 portal.

  • Changing passwords is made easier directly from the Office 365 portal.

  • With Passwird Banned List, protect your APKey account by not using an easy password anymore.

  • Allowing users to self-update and reminders to keep security details up-to-date every 120 days.

  • No more waiting in a queue or raising support tickets for changing or resetting your APKey account.



FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

 1. What is the Password Policy

Characters allowed:

  • A – Z

  • a - z

  • 0 – 9

  • @ # $ % ^ & * - _ ! + = [ ] { } | \ : ' , . ? / ` ~ " ( ) ; < >

  • Blank space

Characters not allowed:

  • Unicode characters

Password restrictions

  • A minimum of 8 characters and a maximum of 256 characters.

  • Requires three out of four of the following types of characters:

    • Lowercase characters

    • Uppercase characters

    • Numbers (0-9)

    • Symbols (see the previous password restrictions)

Password reset history

  • The last password can be used again when the user resets a forgotten password.

 2. Why does APSPACE takes time to login with the new password?

Once you have changed or reset your password using the SSPR@APU approach. APSPACE will take between 1 to 2 minutes and no longer than that for the new password to be operational.

 What is a Password Banned List

The Password Banned List allows users to protect their accounts by not using easy passwords. The list gets updated by the administrator once in a while, so please ensure to review it once in a while in case your new password does not work.

  • No labels