A strong, unique password helps protect your Lt account and your work. Follow the requirements displayed in Lt when you create or change your password.
Keep your password private. ADInstruments staff will never ask you for your password. Do not include it in support requests, emails, messages, or screenshots.
Choose a strong password
- Make it long. Lt's password-change form requires at least 8 characters and checks password strength. Use a longer password or passphrase rather than aiming for the minimum.
- Use a unique password for Lt. Reusing a password means a breach of another service could also put your Lt account at risk.
- Use a password manager. A reputable password manager can generate and securely store a long, random password. Follow your institution's guidance on approved tools.
- If you need to remember it, use a passphrase. Choose several unrelated words. Avoid familiar quotations, personal information, and predictable patterns.
- Follow the strength feedback. Adding a number to a common word or replacing letters with symbols does not necessarily make a password strong. Revise your password if Lt flags it as weak.
Avoid names, birthdays, pet names, phone numbers, keyboard sequences, and passwords used in examples or published online.
Check where you sign in
Use your institution's LMS lesson link, its approved sign-in route, or the Lt sign-in page. Check the website address before entering your password, especially after following an unexpected message.
HTTPS protects the connection. It does not prove that a website is genuine. Check that you are on the expected website, and do not continue past a browser certificate or security warning.
Protect your account day to day
- Keep your password to yourself, including when working in a group. Each student should enter their own credentials when required.
- On shared or laboratory computers, do not save your password in the browser. Sign out of Lt and your institutional account when you finish.
- Protect access to your password manager and recovery email account. Enable multifactor authentication where available, including in Lt if the option is shown in your account menu.
- Change your password promptly if you think it has been exposed or used by someone else. Follow any additional requirements set by your institution.
You do not need to change a strong, unique password on a routine schedule unless your institution requires it or there is reason to believe it has been compromised.
Change your password or get help
For an Lt account email and password, follow the instructions for changing or resetting your Lt password. If your institution manages your sign-in, use its password-reset service or contact its IT team.
If you suspect someone has accessed your account, contact your institution or ADInstruments Technical Support. Never send your password.