CSMS# 17-000133 - ACE Portal Password Rule Changes

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03/08/2017 05:25 PM EST

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Due to Department Homeland Security (DHS)/U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Policy changes, effective 3/10/2017 all Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Secure Data Portal account passwords will require a minimum of 12-characters. As of 12:00 P.M. EST on 3/10/2017, the 12-character password requirement will be enforced when your current 8-character password expires or when you manually change your password.



Moving forward, the new DHS/CBP Security Policy rules state that ACE Portal account passwords must:

• Contain at least 12 characters.

• Contain at least 2 letters.

• Contain a combination of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and numbers.

• Contain at least one of the following symbols: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ ] ; ^ _ ` { | } ~



Please note that your new password:

• Cannot contain your User Id.

• Cannot contain your first or last name.

• Cannot contain any consecutively repeated characters.

• Cannot be the same as a previously used password.

• Cannot be the reverse of a previously used password.



After changing your password, you will receive a confirmation message that states, “Your password change was successful. Please close all browser sessions, and load a new browser session to log in”. If you are experiencing problems changing your password, please contact ACE Support through the instructions at www.cbp.gov/ace-support.



To access the ACE Portal, please use the following URL: https://ace.cbp.dhs.gov

If you are unable to log in to the ACE Portal with your new password, please ensure not to have any other open browser sessions in the background.