Change Your NetID Password
This article applies to: NetIDs , Security & Policy
Change your NetID Password
To change your password:
- On the Manage Your NetID web page, click Change your Password. If prompted, log in through CUWebLogin with your NetID and password as you normally would.
On the Choose a New Password for Your NetID page, type your Current Password, then type your new 16-character passphrase in the New Password and Confirm New Password fields. (See Create a Strong Passphrase for requirements and tips.)
The Change Your Password page includes a summary of the password rules, with links for further help and information. For more about strong passwords, visit Create a Strong Passphrase for your Device, NetID, and Other Cornell Services.
- Click Change Password. A message will tell you whether your password change was successful. If not, the message will explain what's wrong and you can retry changing your password.
If you use a Cornell-managed computer or device, review the following to make sure it syncs its local sign-in passphrase (the one you enter when you start your computer) with your new passphrase.
- On Cornell-managed Windows devices, connect to the Cornell network if you are on campus or CU VPN if you are off campus before changing your NetID passphrase. If you don't, you'll need to use your old password for the device until the next time you connect to Cornell wired or Wi-Fi networks or run CU VPN, when the system will attempt to get your device synced to the new password.
- On Cornell CIT Service Group-managed Mac devices, if JAMF Connect is installed, the Mac sign-in passphrase should automatically sync with your new NetID passphrase.
- On older Mac devices that do not have JAMF Connect, or if your device has not synced your sign-in passphrase with your NetID passphrase as you expected, you may need to contact your college or unit's IT support for assistance syncing the sign-in passphrase with your new NetID passphrase.
Set a Recovery Email Address
All Cornell account holders should set up a secure, non-Cornell email address where they can receive an email that provides a special link to reset a forgotten or lost Cornell NetID password.
For more about setting up a recovery email address, visit Set a NetID Recovery Email Address.
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