IT standards

Information technology standards contain the specifications, protocols and details related to university technology policy, that provide direction for use of university technology resources.

For related university policies see chapter 30 of the university Administrative Procedures Manual.

IT accounts, groups and passwords

This section includes standards that involve accessing university resources, including account creation, maintenance and deletion, setting up passwords and passphrases and managing account groups.

• Account creation, retention and expiration
• Passwords

Data security and records standards

This section includes standards that involve keeping university resources secure, including classification and rules surrounding high to low-risk data and data privacy standards.

• Access control
• Audit and accountability
• Identification and authentication
• Maintenance
• Media protection
• Physical protection
• Risk and security assessment
• System and information integrity
• System communications protection

WiFi, internet connectivity and infrastructure standards

This section includes standards that involve accessing and connecting to university network resources and infrastructure, including cabling standards, network standards, and Internet connectivity.

• Structured cabling standards (PDF)