Florida Institute of Technology

Each TRACKS account is allocated a maximum amount of storage for their Udrive. Students are allotted up to 200MB of storage, and Faculty/Staff are allocated up to 500MB of storage. All users should limit the use of the TRACKS system to academic and research materials they need to access remotely. The TRACKS system is not intended to be used for personal backups and/or entertainment storage.

Account / Password Sharing

Sharing accounts and passwords is specifically prohibited by the Acceptable Use Policy of the University.

Keep your account secure and private and remember that you are responsible for all activity involving your account... (Section 3, part c)

Acceptable Use

Your TRACKS home directory is intended for storing academic or research files that need to be accessed from remote locations. The TRACKS Udrive is not to be used for personal backups or for the storage of personal entertainment media.

Password Strength

Do not use identifying data or common words as a password. Your password should be difficult to crack or otherwise guess either by individuals or by sophisticated computer programs (Acceptable Use Policy Section 3, part c).

The general password rules are: The password must be at least eight characters in length, the password must contain at least four alphabetic characters, at least one upper or lowercase, or a special character and the password must contain at least one number. Click here to read the complete set of password guidelines you should follow when setting a password.

Account Termination/Suspension

Suspension: The University reserves the right to suspend an account that is suspected of being involved in a violation of the Acceptable Use Policy.

Termination: Faculty and Staff accounts are disabled upon separation from the University. Accounts for students who have graduated are disabled after the beginning of the next academic term following their graduation date. These accounts are replaced with a limited access only account. Accounts of students who have withdrawn or who have been dismissed are disabled immediately. Students who are not actively taking classes may lose their full account status if they do not request exemption. Notices of the change in account status are sent to all graduating and inactive students two weeks prior to the change.

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