Roanoke-Chowan Community College

Institutional Technology & Computer Services

Passwords and Pass-Phrases

We often hear from students, faculty and staff: "Why should I worry if someone else obtains my password?" and "I don't have anything important or of value to anyone stored on my computer." Your network password and or  Passphrase authorize you to use the R-CCC network. Once you gain access to the network, you share the network with hundreds of people at R-CCC and hundreds of millions of people via your Internet connection. You also share the resources that attach to our network. This includes e-mail, personal data, student records, coursework and research data. That's why it 's important to select strong Passphrases and protect your Passphrase. Click below for more Passphrase information.