2024 update

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@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ authenticated e-mail with it does not mean that you can go ahead and
 make changes to your root or extra instance too.  While you're there,
 be sure to ask for a pts id, if you want to use your tickets with AFS.
 
 make changes to your root or extra instance too.  While you're there,
 be sure to ask for a pts id, if you want to use your tickets with AFS.
 

+**2024 update: You can just email the service desk. They will ask you to send a picture of a photo ID to verify it's you. I went in person and all they did was open a ticket.**
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 ## Upgrading cryptographic strength
 
 You should change your root instance’s password with a command like this, to upgrade your key from critically weak DES encryption algorithm to strong AES encryption:
 ## Upgrading cryptographic strength
 
 You should change your root instance’s password with a command like this, to upgrade your key from critically weak DES encryption algorithm to strong AES encryption: