Over the coming weeks and months, a growing number of web applications on the U.Va. network will be protected by NetBadge technology.
When you log into upcoming versions of U.Va. Web Mail, web Home
Directory, and other applications, instead of typing your ID
and password into the interface you are used to seeing, you will be
redirected briefly to the NetBadge login page at
https://netbadge.virginia.edu/
(below). There, you will
enter your computing ID and password - or log in using your personal
certificate.
Once you have logged into NetBadge, you will be sent automatically into the application you were trying to reach (e.g., Web Mail). Thereafter, as long as your web browser stays open, you will be able to access any NetBadge-enabled application where your computing ID is valid - without having to log in again. For instance, if you just signed into NetBadge in order to get into Web Mail, you could then go straight into the web Home Directory or other NetBadge-enabled site with no login necessary!
After you log in and as long as your browser stays open, your U.Va. NetBadge is valid for up to nine hours (one hour when logging in from off Grounds). At any time, you can check the time remaining on your NetBadge simply by returning to the login page at https://netbadge.virginia.edu/. Please note: Your NetBadge, once active, allows you or anyone else who sits down to your computer to access all NetBadge-enabled applications for which your ID is valid. To protect your privacy, therefore, you should enable a password-protected screen saver; and anytime you leave the computer, discard your NetBadge by exiting your web browser completely.
To learn more about NetBadge, please visit http://www.itc.virginia.edu/netbadge/.