[Macpartners] MIT Personal Certificate Renewal Time

[Patricia Sheppard]

Good afternoon,
In order to access MIT’s secure web applications such as Atlas, Benefits, WebSIS, or software downloads, MIT provides users with personal web certificates. For continued security, each year, users are required to renew these certificates.
Certificates obtained within the past year are set to expire on July 31, 2015. To ensure continued access to these secured sites, please plan to renew your certificates within the next two weeks. This renewal process is not automatic, and there are some steps you’ll need to take to get new ones.
What’s new this year?
This year, for enhanced security and user protection, IS&T has added Duo Authentication as an optional step in the certificate renewal process. Duo is a two-factor authentication system that leverages landlines, smartphones and other mobile devices as an additional layer of security.
Faculty, staff and affiliates will be required to use Duo no later than September 30, 2015, but we encourage you to register for it when you renew your certificates. There will be a screen to sign up for Duo at the end of the certificate acquisition process.
Note: Duo enrollment is encouraged, but not yet required for students.
For more information about Duo, please see the memo to the community<http://web.mit.edu/itgc/letters/duo-memo.html> and Two-Factor Authentication with Duo<http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/RJkwCQ>.
 Step One: Before obtaining your certificates
•            If your password is over one year old, you will be prompted to change it during the certificate renewal process. For more information and tips on how to choose a strong password, please see: Strong Passwords<http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/3wNt>.
Step Two: Obtaining your certificates

·             For Safari, Internet Explorer, and Chrome users: Download the updated CertAid app from the IS&T Software Grid<http://ist.mit.edu/software-hardware?type=All&platform=All&users=All&title=certaid&recommended_only=All>.

·             For Firefox users: Install certificates via the Get an MIT Certificate page<https://ca.mit.edu/>.
Please note: If you use multiple machines and browsers, you will need to obtain a new certificate for each browser on each machine. For more information, see: Certificates at MIT<http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/Gz9B>.
Step Three: Deleting your expired certificates

·             It is recommended that, after installing your new certificates, you delete your expired ones. Failure to do so may cause problems accessing certificate-protected sites. For more information, see: Deleting your expired certificates<http://ist.mit.edu/certificates/delete>.
Questions?
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.
If you have any questions or concerns, please send an email to the IS&T Service Desk at helpdesk at mit.edu<mailto:helpdesk at mit.edu> or call us at 617.253.1101. You can also send us a request online<http://ist.mit.edu/help>.
Regards,
Pat
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Patricia Sheppard
Director, Provider & Consumer Partnerships
Information Systems & Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
617-253-3179
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