Don’t pass the password!
February 9, 2012 in Learning Records Service by Admin
We constantly monitor the security of the LRS Organisation Portal, and are aware that a certain amount of ‘Pass the Password’ is going on amongst users. It’s become apparent that a number of users in some organisations have been sharing a single username and password to access the portal.
We take the security of the Portal extremely seriously. Passing the password directly contravenes the conditions of use of the service. You as an individual user are responsible for complying with the security conditions your organisation has signed up to. Sharing access could have serious implications for you personally, and for your organisation.
Your Super User has been issued with a password and username, and it is their responsibility to protect these details. If you’re a user, your Super User will have issued you with individual access details and can re-set them for you, but it’s you who’s accountable for how they’re used, and by whom.
So if your organisation, or anyone in it, has been playing ‘Pass the Password’ – please ensure that from now on every user of the LRS Organisation Portal has their own separate password and user identity.
If you’re not sure how your Super User can set up additional users in your organisation, please check Section 1 of the LRS User Guide or call the LRS Customer Helpdesk on 0845 602 2589.
Kind regards
Alison
So, an LRS newsletter arrived in my mail box yesterday with a link to join the LRS Forum – I clicked upon it and logged in to FE Connect, but I am going round in circles trying to find out how to join the discussion groups.
Can anyone tell me how on earth I manage to gain access to the LRS Forum befor I comletely lose th ewill to live!
Peter
Hi Peter, here’s the link for the LRS forum homepage: http://forums.theia.org.uk/groups/miap/home/
Just click on the ‘Join Group’ button to join the group and receive emails whenever comments are posted in the forum.
Cheers, Greta
Hi Peter – sorry the link in the newsletter didn’t work for you – thanks Greta for this. Nobody’s talked on the forum for over a year and I really feel there are still things people want to talk about. I don’t know if there’s anything you wanted to discuss? If there is, join the forum now and I’ll meet you there so we can get the debate going.