Calnet and AWS announcement

To: CalNet ID holders
From: CalNet Service administration

Planned upgrades to the CalNet authentication service have made it
necessary to change the passphrase complexity rules for CalNet IDs. The
new rules are described in the link noted below.

As a result of the new passphrase complexity rules, some current CalNet
ID passphrases will become invalid for the CalNet service. Note that the
CalNet system automatically tests all passphrases for compliance during
the system upgrade process and identifies only the non-compliant CalNet
IDs, *not* the passphrases themselves.

As a result, some CalNet ID holders may be receiving the following
e-mail notice starting in the first half of January, 2007, and repeating
approximately once per week until they have been able to select a
passphrase for their CalNet ID which meets the new complexity requirements.

[excerpt of e-mail notification:]
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From: CalNet Team <calnet-admin_at_lists.berkeley.edu>
Subject: CalNet Passphrase Change Required

The CalNet Passphrase Complexity Requirements have been changed
recently. In the near future, these new requirements will be enforced
whenever you authenticate to a CalNet application. Your passphrase does
not currently meet the new requirements, so you should change it as soon
as possible. To do so, please go to this web page:

    https://net-auth.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/krbcpw

The new passphrase requirements are described here:

http://calnetad.berkeley.edu/documentation/integration/adpassphrase.html

(Once your passphrase satisfies these requirements, you will no longer
receive this reminder notice).
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For questions about the CalNet service or this notice, please write to:

    calnet-admin_at_lists.berkeley.edu

Thank you,

The CalNet Team

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Received on Mon Dec 18 2006 - 11:47:39 PST