Obtain a Secondary CCID
Modified on: Thu, 29 May 2025 1:51 PMIntroduction
Secondary CCIDs (Campus Computing Identifications) are CCIDs that are owned by departments, student clubs, or groups, rather than individuals. They represent people, rather than an individual person.
These CCIDs can be used for a variety of purposes and since they are not personal, can be used by multiple people. This sharing should be done via Gmail inbox delegation where possible. However, secondary CCIDs should never be used by an individual as their primary CCID.
Applicability
This article is for use by anyone at the University of Alberta desiring more information about secondary CCIDs.
Procedure
Departmental Secondary CCIDs
Secondary CCIDs for departmental use must be either created or requested by one of that department's CCID Authorized Approvers. If the requesting individual is not an Authorized Approver, he/she should be referred to their department's Authorizer Approver.
Student Group Secondary CCIDs
Please refer to this Knowledge Base article for more information on how to request a Student Group Secondary CCID.
Additional Considerations (Notes)
A CCID can be a minimum of 3 characters and a maximum of 8 characters (no special characters allowed). The first two characters may not be numbers.
Please contact Service Desk, or Identity and Application Support, if you need to identify an Authorized Approver for your department, as the official link to the Authorized Approvers list changes weekly.