Set up your password and security/check questions

For your security, your Unique Student Identifier (USI) account is protected by:

• a password
• two security/check questions.

You will need to set these when you create your USI. It is important to create answers to your security/check questions that you can remember.

If your education or training provider created your USI on your behalf, you need to set your security/check questions and answers when you first activate your account.

Your USI password

You must choose a valid password which contains:

• a minimum of 9 characters
• 3 of the following character sets:
  • lowercase letters (a-z)
  • uppercase letters (A-Z)
  • numbers (0-9)
  • special characters !@#$%^&*

Important facts about your password

• your password cannot be the same as your USI
• keep your password somewhere safe
• you can change your password by logging into the USI Registry System and selecting 'Change your password'.

Security/Check questions and answers

When you create your USI, you will be given a list of security/check questions to choose from. Your answers must be fewer than 40 characters.

You can change your security/check questions by logging into the USI Registry System and selecting 'Change security/check questions'.

When will my security/check questions be needed?

Your security/check questions assist in identifying you if:

• you forget your password and need to reset it
• you forget your USI
• you contact our office
• we find a USI account that matches your details.