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Students who are about to graduate should refer to What Happens After You Graduate? for information about your email, email forwarding, as well as other Cornell services you may need to consider.Cornell Google Workspace (Gmail)
Own your online presence and update privacy settings on your connected devices, social media, and online services. Your personal information is like currency. Value it. Protect it.Take this opportunity for a digital security checkup and boost good cyber hygiene habits:
Have you ever seen warning like the one shown here?
It may have made you wonder if someone was sending you forged email. You should always be on your guard, but there can also be an innocent explanation.
Sign in to Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) at
gsuite.cornell.edu
Google Workspace sign-in uses Cornell login. Your email address is your NetID@cornell.edu address and your password is the one you use with your NetID to sign in to other Cornell services.
In addition, students, faculty, and…
We strongly recommend that you work with your Cornell Workspace (formerly G Suite) email using Google's web interface at gsuite.cornell.edu. This method requires no setup and, as long as you keep your browser up to date, will require no maintenance on your part.
We recognize that some users may…
We strongly recommend that you work with your Cornell Google Workspace email using Google's web interface at gsuite.cornell.edu. Using Apple Mail is not as good.
However, if you choose to view your messages through Apple Mail, see below.
You will not be able to enable FileVault on a computer that is managed by Cornell IT staff, because encryption will already be setup. If you are not sure whether your computer is managed, please contact your support provider.
To enable FileVault on a non-managed Mac computer,…
The following goals have been defined for these key areas of Cornell's Identity and Access Management program.
Finding someone in the Cornell Electronic Directory is very easy, since the search includes not only the name fields in the database, but department, nickname, NetID, and campus phone number as well. This means that as long as you know something about the person you're looking for, you will…
Please wait to contact the IT Service Desk during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm) for any issues that are not emergencies.
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If the IT Security Office determines that your password has been compromised, your account will be locked to stop further abuse. You will need to either
Yes. These links provide more information about safe computing practices, policies regarding the use of NetIDs and Cornell's computing services, and more.University Policy 5.8, Authentication of Information Technology Resources
Possibly. It depends on your role and status at Cornell.
The Cornell Optional Email Alias service allows faculty, staff, and trustees to create a Cornell email address based on their name. That new address will take the form of an alias plus “@cornell.edu” (for example, phil.schmertz@cornell.edu).
Cornell enforces strong encryption for all NetID passwords. Some NetID accounts that still use weak encryption will be blocked from logging to Cornell IT services until they use the Forgot your Password option on Manage Your NetID to recover their accounts.Passwords are kept in an encrypted…
No. Your NetID is for your exclusive personal use. If someone has your NetID and password, they can look up and/or change personal and confidential information about you, including your benefits package, your tax information, your grades, your web page, your address, and your emergency contact…
Your NetID was created from the initials of your name, as it appears in the university database, followed by a number. If you are a student, the database used is the University Registrar's Student Information System (SIS). If you are a staff or faculty member, the database used is the Human…
Yes. Your NetID is a part of your permanent university record, and will never be assigned to another person.
Yes, your NetID can be changed, but only in very specific circumstances:
Yes—in fact, you may already have one. Anyone who attended Cornell since 1990 should have a NetID. Contact the IT Service Desk for help. You will need to verify your identity over a video chat with a valid form of ID.