Southern New Hampshire University

Changing your Password

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The information contained in this article is specific to employees changing their password from home or another remote location. If you are changing your password on-site please refer to this article

All employees must reset their password after logging into their SNHU computer for the first time.

Before continuing please ensure you have completed Setting up MFA

Password Requirements

Your password must be at least 12 characters long and meet these requirements. It must contain at least 3 options that are required. 

Required Not Allowed
Uppercase Letter Names Nicknames
Lowercase Letter Dictionary Words Consecutive Characters
Number Repeating Alphabetic or Numeric Character
Special Character Common Keyboard Sequences
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