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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.25in; "><span style="font-size: 16px; ">As happens each year around this time, MIT's personal web certificates will soon require renewal. Certificates obtained in the past year are set to expire on July 31, 2013. Renewal of personal
web certificates is not automatic. To ensure continued access to MIT's secure web applications, such as Benefits, SAPweb, WebSIS, COEUS Lite, and ePaystubs, plan to renew in the coming weeks. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="font-size: medium; margin: 0in 0in 0.25in; "><span style="font-size: 16px; "><b>New This Year: You May Be Required to Change Your Password</b><br>
To comply with the <a href="http://web.mit.edu/itgc/letters/security-memo.html" style="color: purple; ">security memo from the IT Governance Committee</a>, an additional step has been added to the certificate renewal process. If you have not changed your password
in over a year, you will be prompted to do so when you obtain an MIT personal certificate. For more information and tips on how to choose a strong password, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; ">review the </span><a href="http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/3wNt" style="font-size: 16px; ">Strong
Passwords page</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "> in the Knowledge Base. </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 16px; "><b>Getting and Installing Certificates</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 16px; ">You can obtain certificates in one of two ways:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 16px; ">Download the updated CertAid app </span><span style="font-size: 16px; ">from t</span><span style="font-size: 16px; ">he <a href="http://ist.mit.edu/software-hardware?type=All&platform=All&users=All&title=certaid&recommended_only=All" style="color: purple; text-indent: -24px; ">IS&T
Software Grid</a> </span>(<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; ">supports Safari and Internet Explorer only)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px; ">Install certificates using the manual process via the <a href="https://ca.mit.edu/" style="color: purple; ">Get an MIT Certificate page</a> (supports Safari, Internet Explorer and Firefox)</span></li></ul>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><b>Note: </b>If you use multiple machines and browsers, you will need to obtain a new certificate for each browser on each machine. </span></div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 16px; "><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">For more information, see the</font> <a href="http://ist.mit.edu/certificates">Certificates</a> page<font face="Calibri,sans-serif">. </font></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 16px; "><b>Deleting Expired Certificates</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 16px; ">If, after installing your new certificate, you experience problems accessing certificate-protected sites, you may want to try <a href="http://ist.mit.edu/certificates/delete" style="color: purple; ">deleting
your expired certificates</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 16px; "><i>Note for users who encrypt email: </i>Do not delete an expired certificate if you have used it to sign or receive encrypted email. For more information on what to do in that case, see
the <a href="http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/GgTn" style="color: purple; ">Export or Backup Your MIT Personal Certificates page</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 16px; "><b>Questions?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 16px; ">IS&T hopes that providing this information now will allow you to plan accordingly. Please encourage those you work with to renew their certificates as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 16px; ">If you have questions or concerns, send email to the IS&T Help Desk at <a href="mailto:helpdesk@mit.edu" style="color: purple; "><span style="color: rgb(56, 110, 255); ">helpdesk@mit.edu</span></a> or
call them at 617.253.1101. You can also <a href="http://ist.mit.edu/help" style="color: purple; ">send a request online</a>.</span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 16px; ">Deb Bowser<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 16px; ">Operations & Infrastructure<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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