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Changing your password

Update your password from inside the app, or recover via email if you've forgotten it.

Overview

Two paths: change while signed in, or recover via email if forgotten. Either way, the platform enforces password complexity (12 chars, mixed case, number, symbol).

Prerequisites

  • Either knowledge of current password (in-app change) or access to your email (recovery)

Steps

Path A — change while signed in. Avatar → My Profile → Security tab → Change password.

Enter current password. Required to prevent unauthorised change if your session is hijacked.

Enter new password and confirm. Strength meter updates live; aim for "Strong" or "Very strong".

Submit. All other sessions sign out automatically. You stay signed in here.

Path B — forgot password. On the sign-in page click Forgot password.

Enter your email. A reset link goes to that inbox. Link expires in 1 hour.

Open the email and click the link. A reset page opens.

Set new password and confirm. Strength rules same as in-app. Submit.

Sign in with the new password. All other sessions are invalidated; sign in fresh.

Expected outcome

  • Old password invalid; new password works
  • All other sessions terminated
  • Audit log entry records the change with timestamp and method (in-app vs recovery)

Troubleshooting

SymptomLikely causeFix
Reset email never arrivesSpam or typoCheck spam; click Resend (limited to 3 per hour)
Reset link "Expired"Older than 1 hourRequest a new one
New password rejectedDoesn't meet complexityRe-pick: 12+ chars, mixed case, number, symbol
Same as previous passwordReuse blockedPick a fresh password (last 5 are remembered)
Locked out after wrong attemptsToo many wrong triesWait 15 minutes; or use forgot-password

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