Changing Your Maths IT Account Password

To change your password, go to https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/change_password or do the following:

First, you must be logged into the website. If you are not logged in, click on the "Log in" link at the top right.
Once you are logged in, click "My account" to go to your profile page.
Click the "Change password" button at the top of the profile page.
Follow the instructions to change your password.

The password changer rejects passwords that it considers to be weak based on a modern strength algorithm. In general, this means longer sequences of words, known as a passphrase, are often better than a shorter cryptic password, as either method can add strength but the former is typically easier for humans to remember.

Remember: You are responsible for keeping your password safe. You must never share it with anybody else.

Information is also available on general password and computer systems security.

Forgotten Your Password?

If your password does not work there could be several reasons:

Your account has expired - At 28, 7 and 1 days to go before an account is set to expire, you will be sent warning emails. Contact @email if you need to request an extension.
Incorrect username - Your Maths username is normally your surname or a variant of it (bloggs, bloogsj, bloggsj1, etc.). It is not the same as your SSO (usually in the format abcd1234 or abcd1234@OX.AC.UK), and it is not your full email address. If you cannot remember your username, please email @email or visit the IT team in person so we can confirm it.
Incorrect password - If you have forgotten your password, you will need to visit the IT team with proof of ID (e.g. your university card) to get it reset (it is impossible for us to decrypt your existing password). We cannot give out a new password over the phone, since we cannot be sure who we are talking to. We cannot send out passwords via email, as email is not secure, and again we cannot be sure who is actually reading/receiving the email. If you cannot visit an IT officer in person, please email @email - in exceptional cases, it may be possible to arrange a secure video call to verify your identity, or have a new password passed on to your course administrator (or someone else who knows you personally) and can pass it on securely.
Your account has been phished, abused, and thus locked - You will need a password reset, similar to the above case.