How do I change my login password?
You can change your password in your profile settings. There are no password reset intervals, so you can change your password as little or as often as you want. However, you can keep strong passwords effective by changing them often.
Here are some good password guidelines:
- Use at least eight characters (the more the better), but most people will find anything more than about 15 characters difficult to remember.
- Use a random mixture of characters, upper and lower case, numbers, punctuation, spaces and symbols.
- Don't use a word found in a dictionary, English or foreign.
Note: If you have forgotten your password, you can easily reset it. View How do I reset my password? to learn how.
Open Settings
Click the Settings link in the Help Corner to view your personal Settings.
Edit Profile
Click the Edit Settings button to make changes.
Click Change Password Checkbox
Follow the steps to change your password.
- Click the Change Password checkbox to create a new password.
- Type your old password in the Old Password field.
- Type your new password in the New Password field.
- Type your new password again in the Confirm Password field.
Note: Your institution may take care of updating or changing your password by using the password associated with your login credentials for Canvas.
Update Settings
Click the Update Settings button to save your changes.
Forgot Password
If you have forgotten your password, you can easily reset it. View How do I reset my password? to learn how.
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