Passwords At Lake Land College

At Lake Land College, we use passwords to help protect our computing systems. These systems include the Hub, Canvas, Navigate, e-mail, and virtual machines.

Password Security Best Practices

Passwords represent a key part of security. Ensure yours are long, unique, and conform to your organization’s policies. You may also consider using passphrases — easy-to-remember sentences that are hard for others to guess, such as an obscure quote from your favorite book or movie.

• Create a strong password for your accounts by using letters, numbers, and special characters.
• Don’t use your name or any part of your name.
• Avoid dictionary words or common passphrases.
• Make your password no shorter than nine characters.
• Don’t reuse old passwords, or share passwords with other accounts.
• Don’t leave passwords out and accessible.  Don’t put it on a sticky on your monitor, or hide it under your keyboard.  Use a password manager to secure your passwords.
• Change your password if there is any suspicion that it could be compromised.
• Do not share your password with anyone!
• Lake Land College ISS team will NEVER ask you for your password!

Resetting Your Password

If you cannot remember your password, please call 217-234-5261 for a password reset. Support staff must talk to you directly so we can verify your information. 

If you do not know what your Laker Hub Username is, you can look it up on this page: What’s My Username? In the form that appears type either your seven digit Lake Land College ID number (located on your Lake Land College ID Card) or your last name and SSN number. When you submit this form, it will return your Laker Hub User ID.