At universities all across the country, theft of the electronic IDs assigned to staff and students, such as Cornell's NetIDs, is a rapidly growing problem.
Your NetID is your online identity at Cornell. Used with your NetID password, it provides access to your personal information and is the key to using a variety of campus services, such as email. For many of us, it also provides access to other people's university data. Part of being a good network citizen is protecting other people's data. Keeping your NetID password safe is one way you can help protect everyone's data on campus.
If someone steals your password, they can use your NetID to:
Since your NetID grants access to your personal university information, when it's stolen you are also at risk of identity theft.
Never share your NetID password with someone else. No one besides you should know your NetID password. Not your supervisor, not your assistant, not your family members, spouse, or friends. Sharing your NetID password is a violation of university policy.
