Password Policy

Password Policy

You can find RIT's offical password policy here.

Changing your DCS password

You must be logged on to one of the Linux machines in the department. You must use the 'cspasswd' program found in /usr/local/dcs/bin. (this will be in your default path if you have not changed your dot-files)


If you can not remember your CS password you must visit the System Admin office found in room 70-3590.
We WILL NOT give you passwords over the phone or through email.
Any problems or questions you have can be sent to problems@cs.rit.edu

Password Strength

At this time the Department of Computer Science requires you password to be:
  • At least 8 characters long, 12 or more is recommended.
  • Passwords must be made up of 3 of 4 character types (first and last characters do not count towards the total):
    1. uppercase letters
    2. lowercase letters
    3. numbers
    4. punctuation characters
  • not containing any dictionary words if it is less than 12 characters long.