Password Reset
Change or reset your password.
To ensure your University IT account is secure, your password must be a minimum of 12 characters long and contain characters from at least three of the following categories:
- Uppercase character(s)
- Lowercase character(s)
- Numeric character(s)
- Special character(s)
- Passwords should be unique and not used across multiple systems.
- Passwords should not be anything used in the previous 12 months.
- Passwords should not be similar to anything previously used (to within three characters) for example you cannot increment by one number each month.
Please note:
- Microsoft maintain a list of common passwords which cannot be used (and insecure passwords will be rejected), therefore please ensure your password is unique.
- Please remember that you will need to reset / create a new University IT password every 180 days
Please note
Mobile device connecting to Eduroam or Edge Hill Wi-Fi must be reconnected using the new password. Failure to change your device Wi-Fi setting will result in your account being automatically locked.
Related documents
Registering for Self Service Password Reset and Multi-Factor Authentication