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At UConn, faculty, staff, students, and affiliates receive a unique network identifier (NetID) that is comprised of 3 lower-case letters and 5 numbers. Your NetID remains the same throughout your career at UConn. NetID credentials allow you to log in to a wide variety of computing services at the University of Connecticut, including the Student Administration System (SAS), your UConn email account, HuskyCT online course tools, and many other technology resources.

Your NetID is a foundational component of your digital identity at UConn that can never change. It is available to the public and can be found on [phonebook.uconn.edu](https://phonebook.uconn.edu/). Your NetID password, however, should remain private. **Never share your NetID password with anyone.**

You can manage your NetID and NetID password at [netid.uconn.edu](https://netid.uconn.edu/).

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## Getting Started with Your NetID

- If you do not know/remember your NetID, you can find it here: [https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10758194363](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10758194363)
- If you are new to UConn and have not yet activated your NetID or set a password, you can activate it here: [https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10758194357](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10758194357)
- Choose a strong and unique password: [https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10801578696](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10801578696)
- Ensure access to your account so you can reset your NetID password if you forget it: [https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10728767651](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10728767651)
- Secure your NetID account by setting up Duo two-factor authentication: [https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10785228238](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10785228238)