RAAUZYUW RUDIDFB1700 3201600-UUUU--RHMCSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 161600Z NOV 09 ZYB FM DFAS CLEVELAND OH//JFLG// TO AIG 4676// AIG 4678// UNCLAS//N07220// MSGID/GENADMIN//DFAS CLEVELAND CODE JFLG// SUBJ/UPPER CASE CHARACTER REQUIRED FOR MMPA PASSWORDS// MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 46/09// POC//FIELD SERVICES DIVISION/MPO-CL CODE JFLG// RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION TO ALL MMPA USERS REGARDING CHANGES IMPACTING NAVY ACTIVE DUTY MMPA ACCESS. 2. EFFECTIVE 0930 EDT ON NOVEMBER 22, 2009, DECC MECHANICSBURG PASSWORD SECURITY SOFTWARE WILL REQUIRE ALL CUSTOMERS OF THE MXC DOMAIN WHO ARE PROMPTED TO CHANGE AN EXPIRED PASSWORD TO INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE UPPER CASE ALPHA CHARACTER IN THE NEW PASSWORD. 3. AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND TIME ABOVE, A NEW PASSWORD MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA TO SUCCESSFULLY BE ACCEPTED: A. CONTAIN EXACTLY 8 CHARACTERS. B. CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE UPPER CASE ALPHA CHARACTER. C. CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE LOWER CASE ALPHA CHARACTER. D. CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE NUMERIC CHARACTER. E. CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE NATIONAL CHARACTER FROM THE CHOICES OF @, #, OR $. 4. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED ABOVE, SYSTEM SECURITY SOFTWARE WILL PREVENT A NEW PASSWORD FROM BEING ACCEPTED IF: A. THE NEW PASSWORD MATCHES THE LAST 10 PREVIOUSLY USED PASSWORDS. B. PART OF THE USER’S NAME OR LOGONID APPEARS IN THE PASSWORD. C. CONSECUTIVE REPEAT CHARACTERS ARE DETECTED SUCH AS BB OR EE. D. CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS ARE INCLUDED IN THE PASSWORD LIKE 123. E. ABBREVIATIONS FOR CALENDAR MONTHS ARE INCLUDED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PASSWORD OR OTHER COMMONLY USED WORDS AND ACRONYMS LIKE PASS, LOG, GAME, OR SYS. 5. IN THE EVENT OF A FAILED PASSWORD CHANGE ATTEMPT, AN ERROR MESSAGE WILL APPEAR AT BOTTOM OF THE “ENTRY VALIDATION” SCREEN TO NOTIFY THE USER. THE USER ID AND OLD PASSWORD MUST BE REENTERED TO BEGIN A SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THE PASSWORD. 6. THE MESSAGE “PASSWORD SUCCESSFULLY ALTERED” MUST APPEAR ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CL/SUPERSESSION MAIN MENU TO CONFIRM THAT THE NEW PASSWORD WAS ACCEPTED. 7. THE SYSTEM WILL PROMPT A USER TO CHANGE THEIR PASSWORD EVERY 60 DAYS. 8. ALL MMPA ACCESS ISSUES AND PASSWORD RESET REQUESTS MUST BE DIRECTED TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS FOR ASSISTANCE: CCL-MMPA@DFAS.MIL 9. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS MESSAGE.// BT #1700 NNNN