A knowledge base article about How do I Login to a SPA Account? provided by the UC Berkeley IT Service Hub - Knowledge Portal

It's easy to log in to campus applications as a SPA; just use "+YourCalNetID". SPAs have access to a variety of campus services, making collaboration with colleagues easy and secure.

STOP! Read this before logging in as a SPA
You cannot log in as a SPA if you are logged in as yourself.

Before logging in:

Log out of any existing CalNet sessions and open a new browser
Or, alternatively, open an incognito or private window
Then, navigate to the website or service you want to log in to, as the SPA. Instead of logging in as yourself at the CAS login screen, follow these steps to log in as the SPA

Two-Part "+YourCalNetID" Login Method

This method is sometimes called the "Plus" login. After you log in using this method, CAS will display a list of CalNet SPAs you are allowed to log in as. Select an account, and voila! Here are detailed instructions:

1. Navigate to the application you want to sign in to. Enter a "+" followed by your personal CalNet ID in the CalNet ID field of the CAS screen as follows:

CAS Screen for SPA log in with CalNetID and passphrase filled out. CalNetID has a plus symbol before it in the field

2. Then enter your personal CalNet passphrase:

3. CAS will display the following panel. Click the drop-down box to review what SPA CalNet ID you can log in as.

Drop down menu of SPAs user can log in as

4. Select the SPA CalNet ID that you would like to log in as, and select Sign In As.

One-Part Login Method

If you know your SPA CalNet ID, you can log in directly using this method.

1. Navigate to the application you want to sign in to. In the CalNet ID field on the CAS login screen, enter the direct login using the following format: SPA CalNet ID followed by "+" and your own personal CalNet ID as follows: spa-spaname+yourcalnetid

2. Finally, enter your personal CalNet passphrase.

Don't see a CAS login page?

If a CalNet authentication page does not appear, you may have already CAS-authenticated with your personal account. Log out, use a different browser, or use an incognito or private browser window.

Contact Us

To create SPAs and manage membership, use the Special Purpose Accounts Admin App

If you have any questions regarding SPA CalNet IDs, contact itcsshelp@berkeley.edu

How do I Login to a SPA Account?