Once you are an Open University student you will be given a unique username and password so that you can sign in to your own protected area. This will give you access to services that are only available to registered students, so always have your student details to hand.
You'll find that the more web services you use, the more usernames and passwords you may need, although the University does try to keep these to a minimum. If you need a handy way to record your details, make a list of
If you are working in a private area where those details are safe, display the list near your computer - but never display any passwords, for any computer system you use.
You will be asked to change your password when you first sign in to the OU system, so think of something that will be easy for you to remember but difficult for others to guess. You should not tell anybody what your password is, and you should not write it down.
Here are some other tips on best practice in choosing your password.
Note also that, to protect the interests of all our staff and students, the University has a strict Computing Code of Conduct, and that
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