KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY
Policies and Regulations
REGULATION TITLE: Passwords
APPLIES TO: All users of KSU information technology resources
ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY: Chief Information Officer (CIO) Department of Information Technology (IT)
APPROVED BY: Kentucky State University Board of Regents
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 8, 2025
NEXT REVIEW DATE: August 8, 2028
REGULATION STATEMENT:
This regulation establishes the minimum requirements for the creation, protection, and management of passwords used to access Kentucky State University's (KSU) Information Technology (IT) resources. The intent of this regulation is to safeguard university systems and data from unauthorized access and misuse by enforcing strong password standards.
DEFINITIONS:
Password
A secret word or string of characters used for authenticating the identity of a user to gain access to a protected IT resource.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
A security process that requires more than one method of authentication from independent categories of