The length of the password must be at least 12 characters, preferably more. Anything under 16 characters is considered a short password, actually nowadays the right term should be passphrase. There should not be any á, ä, ö or å etc. letters in the password, since there might be problems with these characters (if used in […]

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There might pop in to your e-mail so-called spear phishing messages usually written in bad Finnish or in English. Sometimes the message content may seem very credible. Typically, in these messages IT maintenance, any authority, bank, partner, Paypal, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, UPS, DHL or other body is asking your contact information and will ask you […]

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You can change your password in either of these ways: Method 1: Using a Windows computer that is in OUAS network (at school premises) Log in. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del. Choose “Change a password…” Enter your current password and your new password to the related fields. Press enter. Method 2: Using a web page Go to https://password.oamk.fi […]

Every student at the Oulu University of Applied Sciences has an Oamk account; a user name and related password. You need your account e.g. when you want to read your email, log in to the Oamk data systems e.g. Students intranet Oiva and map your home directory (to a Windows computer at the school network) Students […]