At Lake Land College, we use passwords to help protect our computing systems. These systems include the Hub, Canvas, Navigate, e-mail, and virtual machines.

Password Security Best Practices

Passwords represent a key part of security. Ensure yours are long, unique, and conform to your organization’s policies. You may also consider using passphrases — easy-to-remember sentences that are hard for others to guess, such as an obscure quote from your favorite book or movie.

• Create a strong password for your accounts by using letters, numbers, and special characters.
• Don’t use your name or any part of your name.
• Avoid dictionary words or common passphrases.
• Make your password no shorter than nine characters.
• Don’t reuse old passwords, or share passwords with other accounts.
• Don’t leave passwords out and accessible.  Don’t put it on a sticky on your monitor, or hide it under your keyboard.  Use a password manager to secure your passwords.
• Change your password if there is any suspicion that it could be compromised.
• Do not share your password with anyone!
• Lake Land College ISS team will NEVER ask you for your password!

Resetting Your Password

If you cannot remember your password, please call 217-234-5261 for a password reset. Support staff must talk to you directly so we can verify your information.