MyUCDavis: Helpful Guide to Access UC Davis Portal 2022

MyUCDavis (my.ucdavis.edu) is UC Davis’s portal for students, faculty, and staff. It aims to bring together many of the services and tools that people need in one place.

With a single login, you can access information, the UC Davis schedule builder, UC Davis Canvas tools, the UC Davis Academic Calendar, and other resources that are relevant to their academic goals and job duties.

How to log into myucdavis

To get into myUCDavis,

1. Go to www.my.ucdavis.edu.
2. Click on the yellow button that says “Sign In.”
3. This takes you to the page where you sign in… Central Authentication Service, etc (CAS).
4. On the page where you sign in, type your username.
5. Type in your Secret Phrase.
6. To get to your UC Davis Portal, click on the “Login” button.

How to create your myucdavis account

To set up an account on myucdavis,

1. Click on the “Computing Accounts” page. Get a computing account at UC Davis.
2. Type in your details: Name, ID number, and date of birth.
3. Just click Send Information.
4. You will see a screen that says “Acceptable Use Policy.” Please read it and then decide if you will follow the rules.
5. You won’t be able to make an account if you can’t agree to the policy.
6. Click Keep Going.
7. You will start by making your @ucdavis.edu UC Davis email address. If the default email address (first initial + middle initial + last name) is available, it will be given to you. If the default address is already being used, you will be able to choose a different one:
   • Choose a one-to-three letter prefix and put it in the Prefix field. It can’t have spaces or symbols in it.
   • The part for the last name will be filled in automatically, but if it is too long, it will be shortened to fit our naming rules.
   • Please make sure your email address is correct before you click Continue. We don’t let you change the name of your email address unless your legal name changes.
   • If you’re happy with your email address, click Continue.
8. Your new email address will be confirmed on the next screen. The update will take all night.
9. Click Keep Going.
10. You will now make your LoginID, which will be your username for campus services. You will be given a default LoginID, but you can change it. It has to be between 2 and 8 characters long and can be made up of letters or numbers. It can’t have spaces or symbols in it.
11. Click Keep Going.
12. You will see a screen that asks you to confirm your LoginID. Please make sure this information is okay with you. You can’t change it afterward.
13. Click Keep Going.
14. You will now make your Kerberos Passphrase challenge questions and your Kerberos Passphrase.
    • Choose your answers to two questions from the drop-down menus and type them in.
    • You need to type out your third question and the answer.
    • Type in your new Passphrase, then type it again in the field right below.
    • If the two fields are the same, a check mark will show up to the right of them.
15. You have now set up your Passphrase and account.
    • If you are a student, click the button that says “Register my account.” Your account has now been made. Skip to step 19.
    • The next step, if you are an employee, is to sign up for Duo Multi-factor authentication. To start, press the Continue button at the top of the screen. NOTE: You can skip this step by pressing the Register my account button if you don’t have a second device ready to enrol. But you will not be able to use campus systems until you visit the Computing Accounts Page and sign up for Duo.
16. You will now see the window to sign up for Duo. Depending on which device you use to sign up for Duo, the instructions for signing up are different.
17. Once you have signed up for Duo, you are finished with account registration.
18. You will see your LoginID and Email Address on a confirmation screen. Your Passphrase will never be shown to you or sent to you by email.

How to change your current Passphrase

You will need to know your current Passphrase in order to follow the steps for this method.

1. Go to Computing Accounts.
2. Click Switch your password.
3. Type in the information you use to sign in. It must match what is on file with payroll (faculty and staff) or the registrar (students).
4. Just click Send Information.
5. Type in your Kerberos LoginID and choose Kerberos Passphrase as your method of authentication.
6. Make sure the box next to Change Passphrase For All Services is checked.
7. Click Keep Going.
8. In the Old Kerberos Passphrase field, type in your current Kerberos passphrase.
9. In the New Passphrase field, type your new Kerberos passphrase.
10. In the Confirm Passphrase field, type your new Kerberos passphrase again.
11. Click Keep Going.
12. Check the confirmation page, and then click the End Session button.

You will get an email to your official @ucdavis.edu address telling you if you were successful or not within a few minutes. Your Passphrase will not be in that email. If you couldn’t get your Passphrase back, try a different method.