{"215141":{"#nid":"215141","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Flexible vetting makes resetting passwords easier","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPasswords! Hard to live without them these days, but easy to forget them. So what do you do when that password you swore you\u2019d never forget escapes you? You know the one. The inspirational phrase you heard at that training class you took for work. No, wait. You\u2019ve changed it since then. Right, it was that funny saying on your dog\u2019s water dish. Wasn\u2019t it?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOr if you\u2019re a freshman, maybe your parents chose it for you when they submitted your application packet to GT and you never knew it to start with. It could be Great Aunt June\u2019s birthday, for all you know.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESo now what? If you\u2019ve already established password hints, you can use those hints and sometimes Buzzcard numbers to reset your password in GT Passport, but only if you remember them. If that doesn\u2019t work, in the past, you\u2019ve had to visit the Technology Support Center (TSC) in Clough Commons or your department\u2019s IT manager to get your password reset.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut now, resetting forgotten passwords is a whole lot easier. In April, Georgia Tech\u2019s Office of Information Technology (OIT) rolled out flexible vetting, an on-line process that helps identify you through a series of security questions. To initiate the process, go to the Georgia Tech Passport link (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/passport.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/passport.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) and select \u201cI have forgotten my GT Account password.\u201d Then just follow the prompts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFirst you\u2019ll receive a pin number by email, voice call, or text message\u2014your choice. After entering the pin, you\u2019ll be asked to enter or verify personal information such as birthday, the last few digits of your social security number, password hints, or Buzzcard number. Every correct answer will increase your security \u201cscore,\u201d and a high enough score will allow you to reset your password on-line. Too many wrong answers, however, will lock down the system, and you will have to visit or call the TSC to get the password reset.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you can\u2019t verify enough information, you\u2019ll have the option of scanning and uploading a government-issued photo ID to the passport system. If the ID passes sanity checks, you will receive a phone or Skype call from the TSC to verify as much information as possible and assist you with resetting your password. \u003Cbr \/\u003E For more information or questions about flexible vetting, call the TSC at 404-894-7173.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPasswords!\u0026nbsp; Hard to live without them these days, but easy to forget them.\u0026nbsp; So what do you do when that password you swore you\u2019d never forget escapes you?\u0026nbsp; You know the one.\u0026nbsp; The inspirational phrase you heard at that training class you took for work.\u0026nbsp; No, wait.\u0026nbsp; You\u2019ve changed it since then.\u0026nbsp; Right, it was that funny saying on your dog\u2019s water dish.\u0026nbsp; Wasn\u2019t it?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27572","created_gmt":"2013-05-28 13:07:32","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:20","author":"Kim MacLeod","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-05-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-05-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"174291","name":"OIT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}