What are the StarID password requirements?

What are the StarID password requirements?

The password complexity requirement associated with the StarID complies with the Minnesota State password security guideline. Passwords must meet or exceed these criteria:

    Changed at least every 180 days.
    Between 8 and 128 characters long.
    Use at least 3 of these types of characters: uppercase, lowercase, numbers, special characters.
    May not have been used before.
    May not contain your first name or last name if they are longer than 2 characters.

Special characters include characters like these: !@#$%^&*()_+=-`{}[]|\:";'<>,.?/

After reseting your StarID password make sure to wait a full 15-30 minutes so that your starid password synchs between the E-Services, D2L, Office 365 login portals.  Also, do not reset your starid password at any Microsoft Office 365 link you come across.

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