Setting Password on Sponsored Accounts

Sponsors of an account can set the account’s password by using the Authoritative Identity Management System (AIMS) using the following steps:

1. Go to https://aims.umsystem.edu and login with your own username and password
2. By default you should be shown the “Self Service” page, if not click the “Self Service” text in the blue banner
3. In the “Sponsored Account Management” management box click the “Manage Sponsored Accounts” button
4. Find the account in the list (you can also use the search field just above the list on the right side)
5. Click the “Password Reset” link to open the password reset page
6. Enter the new password in the “New Password” and “Confirm New Password” fields then click submit

The password requirements are shown on the page. To facilitate password creation there are two buttons: “Generate Password” and “Generate Passphrase” that can be used to automatically generate compliant passwords.

Some accounts cannot have their password set. There are two common cases: administrative accounts and shared mailboxes. In the case of an administrative account the password should be changed online (go to https://password.mst.edu and follow the instructions). Shared mailboxes are not expected to have passwords as they are disabled. If you are receiving notification of password expiration on a shared mailbox contact IT Security for assistance.

Managing a Sponsored Account

You can manage the sponsors and proxies using the Authoritative Identity Management System (AIMS) via the following steps:

1. Go to https://aims.umsystem.edu and login with your own username and password
2. By default you should be shown the “Self Service” page, if not click the “Self Service” text in the blue banner
3. In the “Sponsored Account Management” management box click the “Manage Sponsored Accounts” button
4. Find the account in the list (you can also use the search field just above the list on the right side)
5. Click the “Edit” link to open a popup dialog
6. In the popup dialog you can change the sponsors, extend the expiration date, revise the account description and manage proxies

Sponsors

An account can have up to two sponsors. A sponsor:

• is notified before the account is removed
• can add, remove or change sponsors
• can extend the account’s expiration date
• revise the account’s description
• manage account proxies

To make changes to an account’s sponsors follow the steps at the top of the page to access the popup dialog and click the appropriate link. That is, click ‘Change Sponsor 1’ to change who is the first sponsor or ‘Delete Sponsor 2’ to delete the second sponsor.

Proxies

An account proxy can change the account’s password in the same fashion as a sponsor.

To add a new proxy click the ‘Add Proxy’ button toward the bottom of the dialog and on the right side. Proxies are added by searching for their username or by first and last name.

To delete a proxy find their row in the list of proxies at the bottom of the dialog and click the ‘Delete’ link.