Identity Management at UVa
About Enhanced NetBadge
How “Enhanced” NetBadge Is Different from “Regular”
You’re likely already familiar with NetBadge—you probably log into it often, as it protects many UVa websites and services, including your email, UVaCollab, etc.
“Enhanced” NetBadge provides a higher level of identity assurance than does “original” NetBadge.
The enhanced version of NetBadge asks you to supply:
- your UVa computing ID and password or digital certificate, as is required with “regular” NetBadge; plus
- your University ID number (which appears on your UVa ID card), and
- the answer to one of your personal security questions, which you set during the ID verification process.
What Enhanced NetBadge Protects
When Will I See Enhanced NetBadge?
You will see Enhanced NetBadge when accessing UVa websites or resources which require a greater level of privacy and security than NetBadge alone.
NetBadge will tell you whenever it requires the extra layer of protection from Enhanced NetBadge by displaying: “This NetBadge-protected resource [name of resource] requires more login information for enhanced security.”
Over time, University systems which require a higher level of identity assurance than username or password alone will elect to use Enhanced NetBadge for authentication.
For example, Enhanced NetBadge will eventually protect some more sensitive aspects of the Student Information System (SIS) and Employee Self-Service on the Oracle ERP/Integrated System.
How Do I Use Enhanced NetBadge for My UVa Web Application?
University Web developers may use Enhanced NetBadge authentication to protect UVa applications with sensitive personal information.
