Applies to anyone who connects devices or systems to a UW-Madision network by any means.
Devices and systems connected to the University of Wisconsin-Madison network must require passwords meeting the minimum standards set by the Office of the Chief Information Officer and, if possible, technically enforce them. Faculty, staff and students must adhere to the minimum passwords standards for all systems and applications that come into contact with University resources.
If the minimum standards cannot be met, the system must be protected by other means, such as, but not limited to, a dedicated firewall, limited network access or multi-factor authentication.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison ’s network and information systems provide the technical foundation for conduct of its academic, research and administrative missions. Providing this open access to information technology is imperative to ensuring academic freedom at the institution. An important part of providing this network access is ensuring that the network and associated information is secure.
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to faculty, staff, students and other authorized users regarding passwords in order to protect individual and University information and resources. Adherence to this policy will help ensure that the university network and information systems are secure and available to all.
Issued by the UW-Madison Vice Provost for Information Technology.
The University reserves the right to:
Please address questions or comments to itpolicy@cio.wisc.edu.
02/17/2006
