It's easy to log in to campus applications as a Special Purpose Account (SPA); just use the +YourCalNetID method, below. SPAs have access to a variety of campus services, which makes collaborating with colleagues easy and secure.
STOP! Read this before logging in as a SPA
You cannot log in as a SPA if you are already logged in as yourself. Before logging in:
- Log out from any existing CalNet sessions and open a new browser
- Or, alternatively, open an incognito or private window
- Then, navigate to the service or application you want to log in to and log in as the SPA instead as yourself. You have two options to log in as a SPA:
Two-Part "+YourCalNetID" Login Method
This method is sometimes called the "Plus" login. After you login using this method, the login screen will display a list of CalNet SPAs you are allowed to log in as. Select an account, and voila! Here are detailed instructions:
- Navigate to the service or application you want to sign in to.
- Enter a "+" followed by your personal CalNet ID in the CalNet ID field of the login screen: Example = +yourcalnetid
- Then enter your personal CalNet passphrase and click Sign In
- CAS will display the following panel. Click the drop-down box to see what SPA CalNet ID you can log in as, and select one.
- After selecting the account you want 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. A SPA CalNet ID is formatted as following: "spa-" followed by the SPA name, the "+" symbol, and your own CalNet ID, with no spaces. Example = spa-spaname+yourcalnetid
- 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-spaname+yourcalnetid
- Enter your personal CalNet passphrase.
- Then, press Sign In As to complete the login.
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CalNet ID field
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Passphrase field
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| spa-name+your_calnetid | use your personal CalNet passphrase |
| spa-econhelp+janedoe | use your personal CalNet passphrase |
Don't see a CAS login page?
Contact Us
To create SPAs and manage membership, use the Special Purpose Accounts Admin App.
For help or troubleshooting, please submit a support ticket or contact the Service Desk at itcshelp@berkeley.edu.