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Your NetID and password control access to highly confidential data, some of which requires protection mandated by federal legislation. Tools for cracking simple passwords are readily available, so it is essential that your NetID password be strong to prevent unauthorized individuals from…
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…
Even if you use your NetID for nothing else, students need it for Enrollment and Student Center, and faculty and staff need it for Workday.
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:
Students
New students receive their NetID and activation code beginning in early April. During the activation process, they are introduced to policies governing the use of Cornell’s computing resources. They also activate their Cornell email address, set their NetID password, and choose their…
Members of the Cornell Community
Students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
The faculty and staff category includes full-time and part-time faculty; visiting faculty; professors emeriti; full-time, part-time, and temporary staff; and retirees who are receiving Cornell benefits.
The student category…
University-wide policies describe what activities constitute responsible use as well as violations. Following is more detail about some violations that IT@Cornell frequently gets questions about.
University Policy 5.6, Recording and Registration of Domain Names, requires certain domain names to be registered or recorded in the Cornell Domain Name Registry.
Instructor-led workshops and classes are offered on a variety of topics, including Office365 (Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word), and Adobe Creative Cloud (Captivate, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop). IT professional technical courses on networking, security,…
If you have questions or need technical support, please contact hostmaster@cornell.edu
Due to licensing restrictions, people using CU VPN may need to authenticate via CUWebLogin before accessing certain electronic resources provided by Cornell University Library. All links from the library website and catalog should automatically check for authentication and enable proxy access.
See…
Who Can Join?
Any member of the Cornell community — whether faculty, staff, alumnus, or student — may establish an e-list, as long as it supports instruction, research, outreach, administration, or other recognized university activities. There is no charge for creating a CIT-hosted e-list or using the CIT list…
Log in to the Lyris administrator web interface.
- How do I log in?
- Take me to the login page.
On the left, click Members.
Select View Members.
Click Find Members.
Information on Wired Networks for Students applies to only:
660 Stewart
Hasbrouck Apartments
Prospect of Whitby
Thurston Court
Triphammer Cooperative
Von Cramm Hall
Wait Ave Cooperative
Wait Terrace
Wari Cooperative
Watermargin
All other student housing uses wireless…
Does CIT scan and check to see what files I have on my computer?
CIT may scan devices connected to the Cornell Network, but it only checks for vulnerabilities and infections. CIT is not able to tell anything about what sort of personal files you have on your hard drive. These scans do not…
Students should see Microsoft Office for Cornell Students.Microsoft Office 365, also known as Microsoft Office or Office 365, includes productivity tools like Outlook, Word, and Excel.