Setting Secret Questions and Answers
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	As soon as your staff access their Portal account for the first time, please advise them to log into the Portal to:

		1.	**Reset their password straight away**. 
		2.	**Set their 3 Secret Questions & Answers straight away**.

**Government employees** - in **DoE Staff Portal**, select **Change Password** in the top right-hand corner of the Home page.

Select **set up your secret question and answers** link in right hand column.
	
*Figure 1* - Shows **set up your secret questions and answers** link on **Change password** page:

.. image:: secretquestions.png

**External users**, ie. *Teacher Applicants and Non-Government school staff* - in **DoE Extranet**, select **Change secret questions** in the top right-hand corner of the Home page.

*Figure 2* - Shows Extranet Home page with **Change secret questions** link:

.. image:: secretextranet.png

**All users** - on the **Secret question** page, select **3 secret questions**, enter an answer and confirm the answer, enter your current Password and click **<Save>**.
	
*Figure 3* - Shows **Secret question** page with drop-down list of questions to select and answer boxes:

.. image:: secretanswers.png
		
The **3 Secret Questions and Answers** are used as a prompt for staff to reset their password themselves the next time it is due to expire or has expired. Passwords expire every 60 days.

*The answers should be ones which only you know*. It also assists to prevent against unauthorised access of your account by trying to reset the password using the **Secret Questions & Answers**.

Selecting **I've forgotten my password** link on the **Portal Login page** will ask you to enter your DEC User ID which presents you with your **3 Secret Questions** to answer and **Validate** before being able to reset your password.