NU Online Passport Quick Reference

The NU Online Passport server sends a cookie to your browser after you first log in and have been authenticated. For security reasons, the cookie is set to expire when you close your browser. This helps prevent someone else from accessing your computer and logging into University systems "as you."

If you previously set a question and answer (Q&A) combination for online identification, you can call the NUIT Support Center at 847-491-HELP (4357) to have your password reset by a consultant. If you do not have a Q&A, you must bring your WildCARD to the Support Center to have your password reset by a consultant.

If you open a browser session and try to visit a Northwestern site that requires NetID authentication, you will be redirected to the NU Online Passport page so you can log in. This feature of Web Single Sign-on ensures that you are authenticated from the beginning of your session and can visit other systems and services without needing to log in multiple times.

NU Online Passport will only allow you to access the systems and services you are entitled to use. For example, if you are not an NU student or faculty member, you would not be able to access CAESAR online registration even if you were authenticated through Online Passport.

You may have mistyped your NetID and/or password. Try logging into NU Online Passport again. If you are typing the correct NetID and password but are still unable to log in, contact the NUIT Support Center at 847-491-HELP (4357) for assistance.

Yes, but you must use VPN (Virtual Private Network) to authenticate your off-campus connection before you log into NU Online Passport.

The cookie NU Online Passport sets when you log in has only one purpose: to allow you to access other NU authenticated Web sites without needing to log in again. When you are finished with your session and exit your browser, the cookie is deleted.

If you want to use NU Online Passport but do not want to accept cookies from non-Northwestern sites, you can set your browser preferences to accept cookies only from the northwestern.edu domain, or to accept only cookies that are sent back to the same site. See How NU Online Passport Works for information on controlling cookies.