Password Tool

Prairie View A & M University provides all users with a Password Management Tool that explains:

1. How to Login & Change Password
2. How to Set-up or Reset Your Q & A
3. How to Reset Your Password
4. How to Unlock Your User Account

Changing or resetting your password affects the following accounts: Computer login, Email, wireless and VPN access.

Change or Reset a Password

Requirements of a Strong Password

• Strong passwords are required for all accounts and must be a minimum of 8 characters long
• PVAMU criteria for a Strong Password must contain 3 of the 4 following attributes:
  •  an upper case letter
  •  a lowercase letter
  •  a number
  •  a special character (example: !, @, #)
• Passwords will expire every 90 days.

• Passwords should not be a word found in a dictionary (even foreign).
• Passwords should not contain any form of your name or userid. Don't use obvious passwords like "password", "guest", or any form of "Prairie View A&M University".
• Don't use personal information, such as names of family members or pets, your date of birth, social security number, or other similar information as part of a password. Since such information may be public, you should not use it in a password, even in combination with other characters.
• Don't use common words, acronyms; or number patterns (example: aaabbb111&&&).
• Don't use words spelled forwards or backwards, or preceded or followed by a digit.
• Don't share your password with anyone.

Changing or Reset Your Password

• You can change your PVAMU personal computer account password on the web at https://mypassword.pvamu.edu