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Northwestern NetID Login: How to Activate Northwestern University My NetID Your NetID is your electronic identity at Northwestern. The most common format of a NetID is a combination of three letters (often related to your name) and three or four numbers. Your NetID is different from your seven-digit student/employee number.
You will use your NetID to access important University systems including, but not limited to:
- Northwestern email (Microsoft 365/Outlook)
- Canvas
- Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams)
- myHR
- Northwestern online directory
- Northwestern Library online resources
- Grades and transcripts (CAESAR)
- Kronos Time System
- Campus wireless networks
- Off-campus access to the Northwestern network (VPN)
Based on your University affiliation (faculty, staff, student, or a combination of staff/student, etc.), your NetID provides you with role-specific access to University systems and resources.
Using your NetID
NetIDs are provided to active members of the University community as a result of having been entered into myHR (faculty/staff) or CAESAR (students). If you are a faculty or staff member, Human Resources has entered your personal information into myHR. If you are a student, the University Registrar has entered your personal information.
You must activate your NetID before you can use it. You will be notified when your NetID has been created and you can begin the NetID activation process. Faculty and staff receive information about NetID activation from their department NetID coordinator. Students receive their NetID Activation Code from their school or the Admissions Office.
NetID services take information from the HR or student system and create unified Northwestern credentials (NetIDs) that are then connected with information about each individual. NetIDs are then used as the primary way for people to interact with IT services. Other types of NetIDs can be requested for specific people, organizations, or IT purposes.
Available to
- Students
- Faculty
- Staff
- Affiliates
- Guests
Cost
N/A
How to Request Service
To manage your NETID click the “NetID Login” button to the right.
Support Resources
NUValidate
NUValidate, the University’s identity management system, allows for convenient management of University NetIDs and NetID passwords. University students, faculty, and staff have self-service access to NU Validate to manage the following:
- Change and reset NetID passwords
- Establish and update NetID security questions
- Check NetID status
- Remove NetID services
- Edit Online Directory information
Password/Passphrase
Your NetID password/passphrase works in conjunction with your NetID to guarantee the security of University systems and validate your identity on the NU Network. As your key to the network and your user account, your password should be guarded carefully and never shared with anyone.
Northwestern uses a password aging system which requires you to change your password for your NetID every year. You will receive several e-mail reminders to change your password as the expiration date approaches.
Password/Passphrase Guidelines
A NetID password must:
- be 8-31 characters in length
- contain a non-alphanumeric character such as ( ! ] & * , + = : – )
A NetID password cannot:
- be exactly the same as your last NetID password
- include a caret ( ^ ), dollar sign ( $ ), a single quote ( ‘ ), a double quote ( ” ), a number sign ( # ), a less-than sign ( < ), a question mark ( ? ), a pipe ( | ), a back quote ( ` ), or a backslash ( \ )
- include character strings from your name or your NetID (examples for “James Smith”: “James”, “Smith”)
- include more than four repeated letters or numbers (example: “aaaaa”, “33333”)
- include reserved sequential character strings (example: “asdf” or “jkl;”)
Changing your NetID password
Northwestern NetID Login: How to Activate Northwestern University My NetID Your NetID is your electronic identity at Northwestern. The most common format of a NetID is a combination of three letters (often related to your name) and three or four numbers. Your NetID is different from your seven-digit student/employee number.
You will use your NetID to access important University systems including, but not limited to:
- Northwestern email (Microsoft 365/Outlook)
- Canvas
- Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams)
- myHR
- Northwestern online directory
- Northwestern Library online resources
- Grades and transcripts (CAESAR)
- Kronos Time System
- Campus wireless networks
- Off-campus access to the Northwestern network (VPN)
Based on your University affiliation (faculty, staff, student, or a combination of staff/student, etc.), your NetID provides you with role-specific access to University systems and resources.
Using your NetID
NetIDs are provided to active members of the University community as a result of having been entered into myHR (faculty/staff) or CAESAR (students). If you are a faculty or staff member, Human Resources has entered your personal information into myHR. If you are a student, the University Registrar has entered your personal information.
You must activate your NetID before you can use it. You will be notified when your NetID has been created and you can begin the NetID activation process. Faculty and staff receive information about NetID activation from their department NetID coordinator. Students receive their NetID Activation Code from their school or the Admissions Office.
NetID services take information from the HR or student system and create unified Northwestern credentials (NetIDs) that are then connected with information about each individual. NetIDs are then used as the primary way for people to interact with IT services. Other types of NetIDs can be requested for specific people, organizations, or IT purposes.
Available to
- Students
- Faculty
- Staff
- Affiliates
- Guests
Cost
N/A
How to Request Service
To manage your NETID click the “NetID Login” button to the right.
Support Resources
NUValidate
NUValidate, the University’s identity management system, allows for convenient management of University NetIDs and NetID passwords. University students, faculty, and staff have self-service access to NU Validate to manage the following:
- Change and reset NetID passwords
- Establish and update NetID security questions
- Check NetID status
- Remove NetID services
- Edit Online Directory information
Password/Passphrase
Your NetID password/passphrase works in conjunction with your NetID to guarantee the security of University systems and validate your identity on the NU Network. As your key to the network and your user account, your password should be guarded carefully and never shared with anyone.
Northwestern uses a password aging system which requires you to change your password for your NetID every year. You will receive several e-mail reminders to change your password as the expiration date approaches.
Password/Passphrase Guidelines
A NetID password must:
- be 8-31 characters in length
- contain a non-alphanumeric character such as ( ! ] & * , + = : – )
A NetID password cannot:
- be exactly the same as your last NetID password
- include a caret ( ^ ), dollar sign ( $ ), a single quote ( ‘ ), a double quote ( ” ), a number sign ( # ), a less-than sign ( < ), a question mark ( ? ), a pipe ( | ), a back quote ( ` ), or a backslash ( \ )
- include character strings from your name or your NetID (examples for “James Smith”: “James”, “Smith”)
- include more than four repeated letters or numbers (example: “aaaaa”, “33333”)
- include reserved sequential character strings (example: “asdf” or “jkl;”)
If your password is still active and current, but you forgot it or would like to change it, you may pick one of the below options to reset your password.
Change your password
- Visit NUValidate at https://nuvalidate.northwestern.edu
- Enter your NetID and NetID password, then click Login
- Follow the password change prompts and click Change Password
Self-reset your forgotten password
- Visit NUValidate at www.northwestern.edu/login
- Enter your NetID, leave the password blank, and click Forgot Password?
- Answer two of your security questions
- Follow the password change prompts and click Submit
If you cannot self-reset, you will need to:
Obtain an activation code…
Call the Support Center 847-491-4357 (1-HELP) and select option 1 for NetID support. There are two options in verifying your identity over the phone:
- If your NetID has security questions set up, you may be asked two of them at random. If answered correctly, an activation code may be provided to you verbally or via email.
- If your computer is webcam-capable, a technician may ask you to navigate to https://remote.northwestern.edu to download a customer-facing BOMGAR client, a screen-sharing tool, to access your webcam and verify you via WildCARD or other form of photo ID.
Bring your Wildcard or other photo identification to the Technology Support Center on the first floor of University Library, across from the Circulation Desk. You will receive an activation code that you can use to log in to NUValidate and update your NetID password. A password change station is available so you can change your password on site.
Many schools and large departments have designated NetID administrators who are able to generate NetID activation codes for faculty and staff within that school or department. You may find that seeking this person out is more convenient for you than other options. Please contact your department or dean’s office to see if this option is available to you.
If you are away from campus and don’t have an intermediary, the Support Center will accept a scan of two forms of photo identification (e.g., Wildcard, driver’s license, state ID, passport, NMH ID, green card). Send the scans as PDF or JPG attachments via email to [email protected]. The IT Support Center will then send you an activation code so you can reset your NetID password.
NUValidate: Identity Management System
NUValidate, the University’s identity management system, allows for convenient management of University NetIDs and NetID passwords. University students, faculty, and staff have self-service access to NUValidate to manage the following:
- Change and reset NetID passwords
- Establish and update NetID security questions
- Check NetID status
- Remove NetID services
- Edit Online Directory information
NetID Expiration
When an individual leaves the University, the NetID goes through an automatic expiration process detailed below.
- Automatic Expiration of NetIDs for Faculty/Staff
- Automatic Expiration of NetIDs for Students
- Automatic Expiration of Special NetID Accounts
- NetID Password Expiration
Note: If needed, a NetID can be deactivated quickly.
Automatic Expiration of NetIDs for Faculty/Staff
The following table contains the milestone events that occur during the automated NetID expiration process for faculty and staff. Automatically generated email notifications are sent out to the user listing the actual expiration dates for the NetID.
Each faculty or staff member (non-temporary) has myHR employee information that indicates their status at the University. When myHR discontinues sending data for a NetID, the NetID begins to expire along the planned timeline.
Separated Faculty and Staff NetID Expiration Schedule
Days from NetID expiration | NetID active? | Progression of events |
---|---|---|
0 | Yes | myHR discontinues sending data for the NetID. |
2 | Yes | Notification is sent to a user describing pending deactivation. If a user receives this notification in error, please contact the IT Support Center. |
14 | No | The NetID password is scrambled and cannot be reset. Online Directory/Global Address List (GAL) listing is removed. |
70 | No | Services (including e-mail) are deleted. Off-campus mail redirection (forwarding) ends. |
131 | No | Email alias is recycled and can be assigned to another user. |
Automatic Expiration of NetIDs for Students
The following table contains the milestone events that occur during the automated NetID expiration process for students. Automatically generated e-mail notifications are sent out to the student listing the actual expiration dates for the NetID.
Each student has Student Enterprise Systems (SES) information that indicates their status at the University. When SES discontinues sending data for a NetID, the NetID begins to expire along the planned timeline.
Separated Student NetID Expiration Schedule
Days from NetID expiration | NetID active? | Progression of events |
---|---|---|
0 | Yes | SES discontinues sending data for the NetID. |
127 | Yes | Notification is sent to NetID owner describing pending deactivation. |
148 | No | The NetID password is scrambled and cannot be reset. If a University Exchange account has been present, it can no longer be accessed. Online Directory/Global Address List (GAL) listing is removed. |
Automatic Expiration of Affiliate and Organizational NetID Accounts
Affiliate and Organizational NetID accounts are created manually and assigned a specified expiration date which can be renewed annually as required. The person requesting the NetID must list one to three NetID owners. The NetID owner(s) will receive copies of all system generated warning messages that are sent to the account. Messages are sent to the owner as a safeguard to ensure that a department is aware that a manually asserted NetID is approaching deactivation.
The following table contains the milestone events that occur during the automated expiration process for Affiliate and Organizational NetIDs. Automatically generated email notifications are sent out to the owner(s) listing the actual expiration dates for the NetID.
Affiliate and Organizational NetID Expiration Schedule
Days from NetID expiration | NetID active? | Progression of events |
---|---|---|
0 | Yes | The departmental administrator or NetID owner is notified of the expiration of the NetID. |
7 | Yes | Email warning message is sent to the email address associated with the NetID, and the NetID owner. |
28 | No | The NetID password is scrambled and cannot be reset. Online Directory/Global Address List (GAL) listing is removed. |
49 | No | Services (including e-mail) are deleted. Off-campus mail redirection (forwarding) ends. |
60 | No | Email alias is recycled and can be assigned to another user. |
Accessing non-NetID authenticated systems
When you deactivate a person’s NetID, it only removes access to systems that are NetID authenticated. It will not automatically remove a person’s access to other University systems that are not NetID authenticated. Central administrative systems that are not NetID authenticated include (but are not limited to):
- Administrator access to myHR
- Administrator access to SES
- Administrator access to Canvas
- The iBuyNU marketplace
- The University Travel System
Terminating a NetID
To terminate an individual’s NetID, choose one of the options below:
- A Dean, Department Director or Department Chair can submit a request to the IT Support Center  to have a security hold placed on the NetID. The security hold immediately disables a user’s access to all NetID authenticated systems including their University e-mail account.
- NetIDs without security holds will expire on the natural cycle listed above. If supervisor access to the employee’s e-mail account is required, you have several options:
- Work with the employee to forward e-mail of a business nature to another person in your department, or set up forwarding to a departmental email address.
- Set up an automatic forward. Forwarding e-mail to another account and setting up a vacation message may help maintain business correspondence. The forwarding and vacation message will last until the NetID is automatically deactivated (about 70 days). At that point, mail sent to the email address will bounce back to the sender with an undeliverable message. If an individual has not set up forwarding, or a vacation message, a Dean, Department Director or Department Chairperson can send a request to the IT Support Center with the following information:
- NetID (or email address) for the separating employee
- NetID (or email address) for the person who will receive the separating employee’s future email
- Text for an Out Of Office (vacation) message instructing senders to use a different address.
- Specify a user in your department to have full control over a separating individuals email account. To authorize access to a separated employee’s email account, a Dean, Department Director, or Department Chair may send a request to the IT Support Center with the following information:
- NetID (or email address) for the separating employee
- NetID (or email address) for the individual who will need full access to the separating employee’s mail account
- Business justification for the access request
Separating Employee
If the separating employee is also a Northwestern student, please keep in mind that terminating the NetID will affect access to student systems such as CAESAR. If reasonable, the University recommends that other methods be explored, such as terminating access to local systems only. When someone has multiple roles in the University, please be cautious, but act appropriately.
Northwestern IT Recommendations
Northwestern IT recommends that departments disable local server accounts in lieu of requesting an accelerated expiration of a NetID. Northwestern IT can address centrally managed services, but departmental/school support will need to deactivate local account access to local systems, and local machines.
Transferring Within the University
If transferring within the University there should be two possible reasons:
- Transfer within the same department (or school) into another role. Northwestern IT recommends removing access to specific University services that are no longer part of the job responsibility. To do this, a request from a Dean, Department Director, Department Chair, an HR staff consultant or a direct manager must be sent to [email protected]. If a transfer’s direct manager is making the request, they must cc’ the Dean, Department Director or Department Chair. The message must explain what services need to be removed.
- Transfer within the University to another department. Northwestern IT recommends removing access to specific University services that are no longer part of the job responsibility. To do this, a request from a Dean, Department Director, Department Chair, an HR staff consultant or a direct manager must be sent to [email protected]. If a transfer’s direct manager is making the request, they must cc’ the Dean, Department Director or Department chair. The message must explain what services need to be removed.
NetID Password Expiration
Northwestern uses a “password aging” system which requires you to change your password at least once every 365 days. More frequent password changes are recommended for network and data security purposes.
Forced Password Change Notification
Days since last password change | NetID active? | Progression of events |
---|---|---|
0 | Yes | Last password change. |
323 | Yes | First email warning message sent giving the password deactivation date (see exception for summer months). |
344 | Yes | Second email warning message sent giving the password deactivation date. |
358 | Yes | Third email warning message sent giving the password deactivation date. |
365 | Yes | NetID password is scrambled. |
Summer Password Aging Policy
During the summer, students and faculty password aging is disabled. Northwestern IT put this policy in place because students and faculty may be away from their NetID and email accounts over the summer (the months of June, July, and August). If the first warning message would be sent during those months, the aging process is frozen at that step until September. At the beginning of September, the first warning message is resent and the process resumes. Note: (1) Students with an “ex-student” status have passwords that age normally through the summer, and (2) if the first message is sent before June, the summer password aging policy does not apply.
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