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Your PawPrint

A PawPrint (also known as an SSO ID) is your ID for access to many MU information technology resources. Your PawPrint consists of your initials and three random characters (to ensure uniqueness).

Password Setup

You must set up your password before you can use your PawPrint! Most new students set up passwords during Summer Welcome or as part of the admission process, but if you haven't done that yet, you can set up your password with the myZou system. You will need the "temporary" password that was mailed to you when you were applying to the University.

If you don't have your temporary password, click the Forgot Your Password? link in myZou, then the First Time Users button. Follow the instructions to have your temporary password sent to you.

Forgot your Password?

It happens sometimes! You can use myZou to reset your password. Click the Forgot Your Password? link in myZou, then the Current Users button, and follow the instructions. (Be sure to remember it next time!)

Picking a Good Password

Choose a password that is easily memorized and hard to guess, and never share it with anyone. An easy way to choose a complicated, but easy to remember, password is to think of a phrase, song, poem or sentence and use the first letter from each word. For example:

"Christmas is on the 25th of December." = "Xms25thoD."

"I have owned my dog for 5 years!" = "Ihomdf5y!"

To ensure complexity, all passwords must have eight to 26 characters and include at least one character from at least three of the following:

  • Lowercase letters: a - z
  • Uppercase letters: A - Z
  • Digits: 0 - 9
  • Special characters: ? . , _ - ~ + = $ !

A password cannot:

  • Be a word found in the dictionary
  • Be the same as your PawPrint
  • Contain MU-related terms (tiger, Truman, Jesse, etc.)
  • Contain spaces or symbols other than the special characters above
  • Contain personal or directory information (Social Security number, student number, etc.)

What Else Can a PawPrint Do?

Your PawPrint also provides access to Print Smart, Webmail, Bengal, the computing sites and many other resources. There are several tools available for obtaining and monitoring PawPrint resources:

Account Eligibility and Deletion

To be eligible to use information technology resources, you must be a student currently enrolled or admitted for a future semester, an employed faculty or staff member, a retiree, or a documented exception (verified by the Division of IT; see full eligibility requirements). The Division of IT regularly reviews individual account holder eligibility. If you're no longer eligible, we'll notify you via e-mail. We'll lock the account within a week and delete it three weeks later.

If you graduate or leave the University during the winter or summer semesters, we'll review your account for deletion in early October. If you graduate or leave the University during fall semester, we'll review your account for deletion in February. (Faculty/staff PawPrint accounts are reviewed for deletion within 30 days of the employee's leaving the University.)

Deleted accounts cannot be restored. If you believe you have been mistakenly identified for deletion, call the IT Help Desk at (573)882-5000 or e-mail the Division of IT as soon as possible.

MU Computer Registry

You must register all computers and other computing devices which access TigerNet through the MU Computer Registry. The registry enables us to contact you more quickly if you are the victim of a security incident. Register your computer now.

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Division of Information Technology
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(573)882-2000
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Revised January 3, 2008