By Anonymous |

Duration:
9/30/2024 4:30 pm — 9/30/2024 4:30 pm

Group Responsible:
Services & Tools

Affected Area:
Mail services

Expected Impact:
Users will need to update their maill passwords and use VPN/SSH

Maintenance Type:
Information

Description:
As of September 2024, Cyber Security has issued new mandates around RHIC mail that affects all users. This announcement outlines the new requirements.

Effective September 26, the SMTP port will be blocked from use outside of the campus. Users will need to either connect through VPN or will need a separate SSH tunnel to send mail through the RHIC SMTP port. More information is available at https://www.sdcc.bnl.gov/services/email-services/email-client-configura…

The new requirements also mandate that any new or updated email password must be at least 16 characters long. Users whose email passwords don't currently comply with existing requirements will be contacted to change their passwords, which will need to meet this new 16-character mandate.