{"id":4723,"date":"2023-10-19T10:22:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T06:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/?p=4723"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:46:51","slug":"password-verification-issues-are-common-amongst-new-students-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/2023\/10\/19\/password-verification-issues-are-common-amongst-new-students-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Password verification issues are common amongst new students, IT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Jad Omar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNIVERSITY CITY, SHARJAH \u2013 Password verification is one of the many issues that American University of Sharjah&#8217;s new students face according to a student worker at the Information Technology department.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visual Communication junior students Hala Orabi said many would benefit from their collaboration with the IT department, which will equip them with knowledge to tackle technical issues independently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IT also offers guidance to new students based on their majors, ensuring they make informed technology choices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding security, AUS devices utilize Windows Defender antivirus protection. A dedicated security team manages security concerns and ensures the safety of user accounts. Password resets involve identity verification as a security measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common technical complaints include banner access, Wi-Fi connectivity, lockdown browser downloads for placement tests and password resets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IT department also provides backup options and storage access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For assistance with technical issues, hotlines and WhatsApp groups are available through collaboration with the IT team.&nbsp;&nbsp;Students can find troubleshooting resources and specific laptop specifications for their majors at <a href=\"mailto:itfaq@aus.edu\">itfaq@aus.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jad Omar UNIVERSITY CITY, SHARJAH \u2013 Password verification is one of the many issues that American University of Sharjah&#8217;s new students face according to a student worker at the Information Technology department.&nbsp; Visual Communication junior students Hala Orabi said many would benefit from their collaboration with the IT department, which will equip them with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4724,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[33,32],"class_list":{"0":"post-4723","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-campus-news","8":"tag-aus","9":"tag-campus"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}