[updated March 5, 2021] Every Sheridan employee is required to change her/his password every 120 days. After changing your password, you will need to manually enter your new password for the systems and services that utilize your Sheridan network password. These include:
You will receive email notification 20 days prior to your password expiring. Failure to reset your password within the 20 day period can result in you being locked out of your account. Below is a sample of the email notification you will receive when your password expires:
SUBJECT: *First* Password Expiry Reminder
Dear Sheridan Colleague,
Sheridan employee passwords must be changed every 120 days. Your password will expire in three weeks. Please change your password at your earliest convenience.
Please see Changing your Network Password on the IT website for instructions.
For more information see the Employee Password Aging Policy on the IT website.
As per security best practices, Sheridan IT will NEVER send you an email asking you to divulge account details or with links asking you to log into your account.
The following rules must be followed when choosing your Sheridan password:
In the majority of cases, password changes take effect immediately. For the exceptions listed below, password changes can take up to 24 hours to go into effect:
If you are using a college-provided laptop running Sheridan's Windows disk image, before changing your password, you will need to do one of the following…
Off-Campus
On-Campus
You will need to update the saved Sheridan passwords on any and all devices that utilize any of the above mentioned Sheridan services, including:
Windows users can take advantage of the Credential Manager to update many or all of their stored network passwords from one place.
Mac users can take advantage of the Keychain Access program to easily update credentials on their system.
If you have further questions or concerns, please contact the IT Service Desk at extension 2150 or email servicedesk@sheridancollege.ca.