 Accounts and Access Management

The InCommon Federation is a secure, trusted identity management framework that enables Vanderbilt University faculty, staff, and students to access a wide range of academic and research services using their existing Vanderbilt credentials through OneVU. This article explains what InCommon Federation is and how you can use your Vanderbilt VUnetID and OneVU login to access participating services.

This article provides step-by-step instructions for new users to onboard to OneVU powered by Okta. OneVU delivers secure access to university systems using Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

To protect university data and ensure secure access to institutional systems, OneVU is used for authentication, with Okta Verify providing an additional layer of security. Enabling Okta Verify helps safeguard sensitive information, reduce the risk of phishing or unauthorized access, and support compliance with university security policies.

Vanderbilt uses OneVU to manage student access to university applications such as YES, Brightspace, and email. By enabling Okta Verify, students add an extra layer of protection to their accounts, helping to prevent unauthorized access and ensure the security of personal and academic information.

This article provides an overview and setup instructions for using YubiKeys as a secure authentication method with OneVU. It includes steps for registering your YubiKey and using it as part of your multi-factor authentication (MFA) process.

To further strengthen our identity and access management posture, we are implementing additional security methods within Okta.

Instructions for adding, updating, and removing your phone number as a recovery method in OneVU.

Enabling Okta Verify adds an extra layer of security to your login process by requiring a second form of verification in addition to your password. This helps protect your account from unauthorized access due to phishing or compromised credentials, ensuring secure and reliable access to university systems.

Learn how to request access to Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) or update an individual's access to certain groups within OAC.