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NCAS Security - Passwords

The OSC is enhancing password security in the North Carolina Accounting System (NCAS). All NCAS users currently have an operator id and password to log into NCAS. The following password requirements will be in effect beginning November 17, 2008:

• 90 Day Password Expiration Period: NCAS users are required to change their password every 90 days.
   
• Seven Day Password Warning Period: A warning message is displayed within the NCAS system. Beginning on the seventh day prior to password expiration, the user will begin receiving messages that read “YOUR PASSWORD WILL EXPIRE IN # DAY”. If the password is not changed within seven days of the initial warning, the operator id status will become EXPIRED.
   
• 90 Day Inactivity Period: If an NCAS user fails to successfully log in during a 90 day period, the operator id status will become INACTIVE.
   
• Three Failed Login Attempts: if an NCAS user attempts to log in and is unsuccessful in three consecutive attempts in one session, the NCAS system operator id status will become REVOKED.
   
• Password Resets: If an operator id becomes Revoked, Expired or Inactive, the agency NCAS Security Administrator must contact OSC Support Services at (919) 707-0795 to have the password reset. Support Services will assign a temporary password and change the operator id status to EXPIRED. Once the password is reset, the NCAS user will be required to change their password during their next sign-on attempt.