ICON Passwords

The ICON password policy applies three levels of complexity to different user groups within the school:

• LOW (Prep – Year 2)

Minimum of 4 characters: At least 2 letters and 2 numbers.

• MEDIUM (Years 3 – 6):

Minimum of 6 characters: At least 1 upper-case letter 1 lower-case letter 1 number or a special character.

• HIGH (Years 7 – 12, staff and parents):

Minimum of 8 characters: At least 1 upper-case letter, 1 lower-case letter 1 number, 1 special character.

Notes:

• The password cannot contain the user's complete first name or surname.
• The password cannot be the same as the last 3 passwords.
• All HIGH complexity passwords expire every 180 days by default.
• All LOW and MEDIUM complexity passwords expire every 365 days by default.

All ICON users receive an email password expiry reminder 15 days before their password expires. If you do not have an email address attached to your account, the email is sent to the ICON ePortal Administrator.

If the password has not been changed one day before expiry, another reminder email is sent. If you still fail to change your password, you will be forced to change it on your next login.

The password policy is applied when you change your current password.

The ePortal Administrator can modify the complexity and expiry period for some user types on the Password Policy page:

Below are definitions of the password policy options available at the top of the screen:

To make changes to the password requirements for different users:

• Select the option required from the drop down box (if available for that user). Click on the arrow to the right of the option for complexity and/or Password Expiry .

• Click Save.

The new options will now apply to the selected user type/s.