Password Reset Portal

Self-Service Password Reset (New)

Rivier University is excited to offer self-service password reset. Click here to reset your password.

• Verify yourself using any of your registered authentication methods: Authenticator app, mobile number, non-Rivier email address, etc.
• Password reset takes effect immediately.
• Register additional authentication methods here.

Legacy Password Reset Portal

For a limited time, you can continue to use the legacy password reset method if you prefer. Click here to visit the old password reset portal.

• Enter your Rivier username (without the @rivier.edu).
• Verify yourself by answering your security questions or entering your “old” MyRiv Rivier ID number (starts with A, B, E, or V).
• Password reset takes effect after 5 minutes.
• THIS PASSWORD RESET METHOD WILL BE RETIRED 6/1/2024.

Password Requirements

Passwords must meet the following complexity requirements and policies:

• Must be 12 or more characters in length
• Must have at least 3 of the following: a lowercase letter, an uppercase letter, a number, a symbol
• Cannot be reset more than once every 24 hours
• Cannot be one of the last 12 passwords used
• Cannot contain common words (such as password, names of sports teams, Rivier, or your username)