• Conferences hosted at CU-Boulder can apply for a conference IdentiKey. This single username and password can be given to all attendees to access UCB Wireless and other IdentiKey related services.
• Request a conference IdentiKey
  • You must be a faculty or staff member at CU-Boulder.
  • Send an e-mail to help@colorado.edu with the following information:
    • Name of conference
    • Duration of conference
  • The request may take one business day to process.
  • You will receive an e-mail from the IT Service Center with the IdentiKey information, which you can distribute to conference attendees.
• The conference IdentiKey will only be active for the duration of the conference.
• The conference IdentiKey sponsor is the only person who make changes to the account, using Identity Manager.
• If the conference you are sponsoring happens routinely, the CU Login Name can be reactivated, which you will have to request.

IdentiKey passwords must meet the following requirements:

• Must be at least 10 characters long
• Must include at least 3 character classes (alpha, numeric, symbols)
• Cannot contain your CU Login Name
• Cannot contain your first or last name
• Cannot contain 3 or more contiguously repeated characters (a password with the string 'aaa' will not be allowed)
• Cannot contain the following characters: tab, space, double-quote (“), colon (:)

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1. Go to https://cuidm.colorado.edu and log in with your CU Login Name and IdentiKey password.

Note: If this is the first time you've ever logged in to Identity Manager you will be prompted to set authentication questions. Select and answer at least three and click Save.

2. Click on the Change My IdentiKey Password link.

3. Review the password requirements listed on the page and set a new password for your IdentiKey. Then click on the Continue button.

4. Once you've set a password that meets the requirements, click on the OK button to return to the main menu.

1. Go to https://cuidm.colorado.edu and click on the Reset Password link.

2. Read through the policy and check mark the box at the mark to certify that you've read through and agree to the policy. Then click on the Continue button.

3. In the next menu, select your affiliation: Student, Faculty/Staff, or Sponsored Affiliate.

4. Enter your personal information and click Continue.

Note: International students that don't have social security numbers can enter a PIN number in the designated field to authenticate. If you don't know your PIN number, contact the Registrars office.

5. Once authenticated, you will be prompted to answer a set of authentication questions. Select at least three questions to answer. If you ever need to reset your IdentiKey password again, you will be prompted to answer these questions as part of the authentication process.

6. After you've provided answers to at least three authentication questions, click on the Continue button.

7. Next, you will be prompted to set a password for your account. Pay close attention to the password requirements on the page. If unsuccessful, you will be asked to try again.

8. Once you've set a password that meets the requirements, your account will be reset. Click on the Continue button.

9. You will be returned to the login page. Now you can log in to Identity Manager with your CU Login Name and reset IdentiKey password.