Change my UniKey password

• Passwords criteria
• How do I come up with a new password?
• Take me straight to the 'Change my Password' form.

Password criteria

Creating a password that is difficult to guess improves the security of your account. Your new UniKey password must:

1. contain both upper and lower case letters and at least one number
2. be between six and eight characters
3. not contain non-English characters, the ampersand character (&) or the 'less than' character (<), and
4. not be based on an English word or contain your UniKey.

For more details about UniKey password requirements see the University of Sydney Information Security Policy.

How do I come up with a new password?

Creating a new password that is easy to remember can be tricky.

One technique that is often use a word and substitute certain vowels and letters for numbers. For example babyhood becomes babyh00d - where you exchange the letter 'o' with the number '0'). This technique is okay but attackers know about this and including these sorts of subsitutions when they try attempt to hack into accounts.

A better technique is to choose a phrase and then use the first letters of the phrase then combine this with some substitions. For example the phrase "A stitch in time saves nine" becomes could be changed into Asits9. or A#its9.

More examples are provided below to help you think of a unique password based on a phrase that you will remember:

Please do not use any of the examples listed above.

Change my password

When you have created your new UniKey password, click here to visit a secure online form where you can change your UniKey password.

Lost your password?

If you have lost your UniKey password, you can visit an ICT Learning Hub in order to get your password reset on the spot.

Note: It’s important that you bring some photo ID!

If you can't come in person, please contact the ICT Helpdesk on 9351 6000 to be issued a new password over the phone, after answering a few security questions.