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| account [2012/05/03 18:13] – damir | account [2012/05/03 18:15] – damir | ||
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| After the creation of the account, the user will receive his/hers **login** and **password** couple. The login remain fix until the deletion, but the **password must changed at the first login** and changed again at intervals.\\ | After the creation of the account, the user will receive his/hers **login** and **password** couple. The login remain fix until the deletion, but the **password must changed at the first login** and changed again at intervals.\\ | ||
| Avoid weak password as | Avoid weak password as | ||
| - | * Name of cats, dogs, fishes, turtles, iguanas, parrots, sex toys (of whatsoever nature) | + | * Name of cats, dogs, fishes, turtles, iguanas, parrots and so on |
| * Name of parents, siblings or other relatives, even in combined forms | * Name of parents, siblings or other relatives, even in combined forms | ||
| - | * Name of Gods or other Divinities | + | * Name of Divinities |
| * **names with a number after or before it** | * **names with a number after or before it** | ||
| * Dates of birth, death, anniversary of anyone or anything | * Dates of birth, death, anniversary of anyone or anything | ||
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| <note warning> | <note warning> | ||
| **Why it's so important ?**\\ | **Why it's so important ?**\\ | ||
| - | Your password can be used to access our network from anywhere in the world, so if someone steal your password hi/her has complete access to our servers. One single weak password means that all users using the local services are susceptible to attack | + | Your password can be used to access our network from anywhere in the world, so if someone steal your password hi/her has complete access to our servers. One single weak password means that all users using the local services are susceptible to attack.\\ |
| Login and Password are the only way a computer can recognize the user, don't share your account with anyone and don't use weak password for your account. | Login and Password are the only way a computer can recognize the user, don't share your account with anyone and don't use weak password for your account. | ||
| The passwords are periodically verified and the user that has a weak password is requested to change it. | The passwords are periodically verified and the user that has a weak password is requested to change it. | ||
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| - | ===== Wireless Network | + | ===== EPFL Wireless Network ===== |
| The account for this network are managed directly by the EPFL, and not by us. The **epfl** wireless network is a facility available to all personnel of the EPFL ([[ http:// | The account for this network are managed directly by the EPFL, and not by us. The **epfl** wireless network is a facility available to all personnel of the EPFL ([[ http:// | ||