So glad to know I'm not nuts Amanda!    (Okay, those of you who know me can keep your mouths shut!)

Hollie

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A Grants.gov representative announced this change at the last meeting of the FDP.  The rep indicated the system requires a new password every 60 instead of 90 days and the new password cannot match any of the last 6 passwords.  (It was mentioned that NIST security guidelines set password requirements and it's likely that all federal agencies would move towards this policy - some perhaps just more slowly than others.)

The new password needs to be at least 8 characters including at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number and one special character.  That takes some creativity!

Best regards,
Amanda Lindsay

Amanda Lindsay, CRA | eRA Support Analyst | 136 Cartwright Hall | Kent State University
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Yes.

the passwords expire at a much greater frequency, and, it seems, always around the time of a deadline ;)...

Marisa

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Did you know Grants.gov changed 1) the frequency of password expirations - it's not 60 days; didn't it used to be 90 if not 120? And 2) the password requirements to include a special character?    Two of us in my office have been forced to change our passwords as we were submitting applications in the last two days.     I don't remember receiving any kind of notice from G.G on the changes, nor did I receive one telling me my password was about to expire.

Have others experienced this?

Hollie
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