INCREASED SECURITY AND GREATER CONVENIENCE
It’s rare that ITS gets to put those two attributes together, but this time we can! Starting July 15, users of most HSU-owned computers will be automatically logged into all single sign-on services when they log into their computers using a process called SPNEGO. So there’s no longer any need to save your myHumboldt password in your browser’s cache – which is a small but significant security risk – when you want to save time logging into other apps. Time-outs will still apply to myHumboldt and other single sign-on services, but the process of signing back in will be automated.
There are a few exceptions to this new process – labs and other shared computers, student workers using _cs accounts, users needing to temporarily log into a computer as someone else. More details about these exceptions and any necessary workarounds are detailed on the ITS website.
If you have any questions about single sign-on or security issues, please contact the Information Security office at x3815.