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No one should ever send passwords or confidential information in an email message.  

Confidential information includes social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers, and financial account numbers.  This information is classified as confidential information under the policies of UMBC, the University System of Maryland, and the State of Maryland.  Passwords and confidential information can never be sent through email.  This includes the body of an email message and as an attachment to a message.  For in depth information about our data classifications and use, please see the following two links:

UMBC Policy on the Definition and Classification of Sensitive Information

UMBC Data Use Guidelines

Information that is classified as Level 0 and Level 1 can be sent in email.  For an explanation of information classification, please review the following FAQ:  Information Classification at UMBC

No one should ever send passwords or confidential information in an email message.  UMBC will never legitimately request that you send your password to us in email.