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To avoid account lookouts and access issues, you will need to update the password on your Mac as well as your UCSF account password at the same time.

You can easily clear the usernames and passwords that Firefox has saved for you. Note: These steps apply to Firefox for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

The Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 Internet Explorer 11 browser allows you to store your login credentials for websites. You can delete all your saved passwords. However, you will then have to re-enter your login credentials for any websites you visit. To delete your passwords:

See the video below for instructions on how to clear your cache and cookies on Chrome. This is especially useful if you've set up Chrome to save your UCSF password, and it has been changed. For instructions on managing your cache on browsers, please see Managing your Browser Cache.  

Encryption is the process of encoding information so that only authorized persons can read it. It is used to protect confidential and legally protected data. In this case, "legally protected" has real and serious meaning. If an unencrypted laptop, tablet, mobile phone or other device is lost or stolen, and if it contained legally protected information, you or the University might be held liable for damages, you could be sent to prison, or the University could take corrective action against you. 

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