NetID Administration

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About NetID Your NetID is the Colorado State University System electronic identity for students, faculty, and staff. NetID replaced CSU Fort Collins eIDs and eNames and CSU Pueblo eAccounts and is now used at both universities. NetID was introduced to CSU Fort Collins in July 2022 and fully implemented in July 2023. It has also been fully adopted by CSU Pueblo. The adoption of NetID as the shared electronic identity enables increased collaboration, shared resources, and an improved student experience across the CSU System. Using NetID demonstrates the partnership between the CSU campuses in Fort Collins and Pueblo and represents a major milestone in the evolution of the CSU System. Manage Your NetID Students, faculty, and staff can visit the NetID website to manage their identity, passwords, and Two-Factor Authentication settings. Visit the NetID Website Applicable to: All CSU System, Fort Collins, Pueblo, Spur staff, faculty, students, affiliates Related NetID Questions: Who has a NetID? All students, faculty and staff at CSU Fort Collins and CSU Pueblo have NetIDs. The format of the NetID will depend on when you joined the university. See What is the format of a NetID for more information. How do I manage my NetID or update my password? Students, faculty, and staff can visit the NetID website to manage their identity, passwords, and Two-Factor Authentication settings. What do I use to log in to M365 resources? When logging in to portal.office.com, Outlook, Teams or other Microsoft applications, you will use: email: @colostate.edu example: xgarcia@colostate.edu OR C812345678@colostate.edu password: Do not log in with your first.last@colostate.edu, or first.last@csupueblo.edu. You must use NetID@colostate.edu What do I use to log into CSU Systems and applications? The single sign-on authentication page that grants access to several key university systems prompts users for their NetID and password. Can I change My NetID? Can I opt to update my eName to the new NetID (C+9) format? Due to the many CSU and federated systems that use this information as your unique identifier through single sign-on, we are unable to change eIDs/eNames to the new NetID format. What is the NetID password policy? NetID passwords expire one year after they were created or last changed. CSU’s IT Security Policy requires annual password changes and that your password must adhere to certain rules that make it difficult for someone else to guess. How long will people retain access to their account after they leave CSU? The expiration of NetID accounts depends on your affiliation with the University. See NetID expiration NetID accounts for CSU Fort Collins faculty, staff, and associates expire 30 days after their University affiliation ends, due to Microsoft 365 licensing costs and other considerations. Related Articles How to activate a NetID What is the format of a NetID NetID Life Cycle

What is my email alias? Your email alias is your .@domain.edu public CSU email address, which is created when your CSU email account is set up. Examples: debbie.twilightbraid@colostate.edu leeloo.dallas@csupueblo.edu You also have a deliverable email address. Your deliverable email address is your @colostate.edu. This address will not change. The deliverable address refers to the internal name for the location on a mail server where your emails are stored. It is the actual address to which emails sent to your email alias are delivered. Your deliverable address is also used as your Microsoft 365 account login and User Principal Name (UPN) in Microsoft Windows Active Directory. Others can send you emails at both your email alias and your deliverable email address, but only your deliverable email can be used as your login email. Your email alias can also be modified to match your identity. Applicable to: CSU System, Fort Collins, Pueblo, Spur students, staff, faculty, associates, retirees, emeritus Prerequisites You must have an active NetID and a CSU email account created to receive your email alias. Formatting Details Your CSU email alias is formatted based on your name and campus affiliation. It follows these formatting requirements: It includes your first and last name. Your first name can be your legal first name, preferred first name, or any other name like your middle name, First.Middle, or First.MiddleInitial. For employees, your last name can be your legal or professional/preferred last name. The allowed characters in the email alias are: A-Z, a-z, underscore (_), hyphen (-), and period (.). Common email alias formats: CSU Fort Collins staff and students: First.Last@colostate.edu CSU Fort Collins students (before 2018 - Gmail): First.Last@rams.colostate.edu CSU Pueblo staff and students (starting from May 2022): first.last@csupueblo.edu CSU Pueblo students (before May 2022):fm.last@pack.csupueblo.edu Name Change If you change your first or last name (legal or preferred), you will have the option of also updating your email alias through NetID self-service. This will not automatically update on its own. Learn more: View or change Email Alias Related Articles Set or change a preferred name View or change Email Alias About NetID : Colorado State University

Setting up/activating a NetID This article provides step-by-step instructions for setting up your NetID in the Colorado State University System for CSU Fort Collins and CSU Pueblo. Your NetID is your unique identifier for accessing various CSU System services. This guide will help you activate your NetID. Applicable to: CSU System, CSU Fort Collins, CSU Pueblo, Spur applicants (student), faculty, staff, associates Prerequisites & Eligibility In order to activate your NetID, you must be an affiliate of the CSU System and have configured your activation email with Admissions or Human Resources. If unsure, contact Admissions, the Registrar or the Human Resources office. Instructions Direct your Browser to https://netid.colostate.edu/activate.aspx Select Activate from the top menu of the NetID website. Enter your NetID. Enter your activation email address (usually the non-CSU email address you used during the admission or employment application process). If unsure, contact Admissions, the Registrar or the Human Resources office. In the Cloudflare box, if you see "Verify you are human" then select the checkbox. You may briefly see "Verifying...". If you see Success! then you have been validated. (This often happens automatically, without checking a box.) Click Send. An activation email for your NetID will be sent to the email address you provided. Log in to your non-CSU activation email account. Open the email from NetID@colostate.edu with the subject line NetID Account Activation Request. Click the link in the email, starting with https://netid.colostate.edu/token.aspx?token= (or copy and paste into your browser). A new browser window or tab should open. Re-enter your NetID and click Continue. Enter your preferred first name. Select your Preferred Email Address. Choose a first name for your CSU email alias from the provided options. If not listed, select Other and enter your choice. Select a last name for your CSU email alias if your preferred last name is different from your legal last name. Select your preferred email domain (colostate.edu for Fort Collins or csupueblo.edu for CSU Pueblo) if associated with more than one CSU campus. Enter a non-CSU email address for password recovery. This defaults to your non-CSU activation email. Create and confirm a NetID password. Review the CSU System Acceptable Use Policy and check the box. Click Activate. Your NetID will be activated, and a confirmation email will be sent to your activation email address. Contacts CSU Fort Collins Student Applicants, Returning Students: Office of Admissions (970) 491-6909 Enrolled Students, Former Students: Registrar's Office (970) 491-4860 Faculty, Staff, Associates: Human Resources (970) 491-6947 CSU Pueblo Student Applicants, Returning Students: Office of Admissions (719) 549-2100 Enrolled Students, Former Students: Registrar's Office (719) 549-2261 Faculty, Staff, Associates: Human Resources (719) 549-2441 Related Articles NetID Eligibility About NetID

Recovering/Resetting Your NetID Password This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to reset your NetID password using your non-CSU recovery email address. If you do not remember your NetID password, you will complete a process to update it. Applicable To: CSU System, Fort Collins, Pueblo, Spur Students, Faculty, Staff, Associates, Applicants, Retirees, Emeritus Prerequisites You must have a registered non-CSU recovery email address associated with your NetID account. Duo authentication configured for your account (if prompted during recovery). Instructions To recover your NetID password, follow these steps: In a browser, navigate to https://netid.colostate.edu/recover.aspx Enter your NetID and provide your non-CSU recovery email address. If you don't remember or need to change your recovery email address, please contact Admissions, the Registrar, or Human Resources. Check the box next to "I'm not a robot" and click Send. An email will be sent to your non-CSU recovery email address. Log in to your non-CSU recovery email account. In your non-CSU recovery email account, open the email message from NetID@colostate.edu with the subject line NetID Account Recovery Request. Click the link in the message, which starts with https://netid.colostate.edu/token.aspx?token=. A new browser window or tab should open. Enter your NetID and click Continue. Authenticate with Duo if prompted. Review the password requirements, then enter and confirm your new password. More information on NetID - Password Requirements Click Save. Once you have successfully saved your new password, your account will be updated, and you should be able to access your account using the new password. This updates the password used for your CSU email account and all CSU System logins that use your NetID. Contacts CSU Fort Collins Student Applicants, Returning Students: Office of Admissions (970) 491-6909 Enrolled Students, Former Students: Registrar's Office (970) 491-4860 Faculty, Staff, Associates: Human Resources (970) 491-6947 CSU Pueblo Student Applicants, Returning Students: Office of Admissions (719) 549-2100 Enrolled Students, Former Students: Registrar's Office (719) 549-2261 Faculty, Staff, Associates: Human Resources (719) 549-2441 Related Articles About NetID How to Activate a NetID What is the format of a NetID

This document describes who is eligible to receive and activate a NetID and how to establish NetID eligibility by becoming affiliated with CSU. Applicable to: New, current, and former Fort Collins and Pueblo applicants, students, faculty, staff, and associates including lifelong learners Prerequisites For your NetID to be created, Applicants must have created an application for admission to CSU Fort Collins or CSU Pueblo. Faculty, staff, and associates must have been hired and entered into the Human Resources system. Lifelong learners should review the Lifelong Learners page, contact the instructor of the course, and complete the forms on that page. Departmental Human Resources staff should see the January 2025 Registrar's Updates for the new Oracle job code for lifelong learners. To be able to activate your NetID, You need to be a CSU applicant, admitted student, or recently hired faculty, staff or associate with a new NetID, or you have returned to CSU after your NetID expired. Faculty and staff must have an active, primary assignment in the Human Resources system. Your NetID needs to be in the Awaiting Activation Life Cycle state. Your NetID must not be already active, expiring or expired. How to establish NetID eligibility You can establish (or reestablish) your eligibility for a NetID in one of the following ways: Register for a credit course. Become a full-time or part-time employee. Become an associate. (Contact the department with which you have a working relationship.) If you have already reestablished your eligibility but the NetID system is not yet recognizing it, know that it can take time for staff to make data changes in their systems, and for automated processes to send the data to the NetID system. For assistance, please contact the appropriate office (Admissions, the Registrar, CSU Online, or the Human Resources liaison of your department). They can view NetID person data and check and make any necessary updates to their systems. Related Articles What is your NetID NetID Life Cycle How to activate your NetID How to request temporary NetID reactivation or extension How to prepare for expiration of your NetID Associates - Human Resources

We send email notifications to inform you about password and account changes or expirations. This helps protect your NetID and other CSU accounts and suggests actions you should take. These notifications are sent to both your CSU First.Last email address and your non-CSU recovery email address, if they exist and are active. Applicable to: Fort Collins and Pueblo applicants, students, faculty, staff, and associates with NetID accounts Notifications Account Changes You will be notified whenever these changes are made to your NetID, to alert you in case you did not make the change: NetID activation Password change or reset CSU first.last email address Non-CSU recovery email address Preferred first name Duo two-factor authentication activation and devices Expirations You will also be notified when your NetID password or account is scheduled to expire, so you can change your password or prepare for account expiration: The first reminder email is sent 28 days before the expiration date. Reminders continue weekly until the expiration date. Password expiration notifications include your password expiration date and instructions for changing your password. Account expiration notifications include information on keeping your account active or preparing for your NetID and CSU accounts to expire. Security Email Security How to check that the email message is legitimate and not a phishing attack: The message will come from the NetID@colostate.edu email address. The message will address you by your full name and include your NetID. Links will go to valid CSU sites like https://netid.colostate.edu, https://it.colostate.edu, and https://www.csupueblo.edu. Hover over a link (or press and hold the link on a touch screen) to preview the link address. Rather than clicking a link in the email message, you can use the links above, or type these addresses into the address bar of your browser. Select My Account > Show My Information and check the NetID Account section to confirm your password and account expiration dates. Additional Security Tips CSU staff will never ask for your password in a phone call, email message, or text message. If you are unsure if an email message is legitimate, or suspect your account was compromised, see cybersecurity contacts, awareness, and training. If your account has been compromised and we detect that your account is sending phishing emails, your NetID password will be reset to a random value, your recovery emails will be removed, and you will be contacted by CSU IT incident response. Related Articles How to activate your NetID How to recover your NetID password How to request temporary NetID reactivation or extension How to prepare for expiration of your NetID How to request deactivation of your NetID

Understanding NetID Password Requirements Your NetID Password is the password you use to log into your CSU email account and CSU System NetID services. This article outlines the specific password requirements for creating a secure account. Following these guidelines ensures that user accounts remain secure and comply with the CSU System's security policies. Details Password Length: Your password must be between 15 to 30 characters. Allowed Characters: Letters: a-z, A-Z Numbers: 0-9 Special Characters: ~ ` ! % ^ _ - + [ ] { } | : . ? Disallowed/Forbidden Characters: Spaces (blank) @ # $ & * ( ) = \ ; ' " < > , / Additional Restrictions: Do not include your CSU ID, legal first name, or legal last name in your password. Do not use a single word found in a dictionary, even if it meets the length requirement. Do not reuse a password that you have previously used for this account. Do not repeat any character 5 or more times consecutively (e.g., "aaaaabbbbbccccc"). Password Expiration: Passwords must be changed at least every 12 months. Starting 28 days before your password expires, you will be notified by email that you need to change your password. Related Articles About NetID How to activate a NetID How to recover a NetID password