Tech ID's and PIN's are used to provide security for logging in to the web system.
Tech ID's are eight-digit numbers used to identify people on campus.
Tech ID's appear on MavCards and staff ID cards. They do not change for an individual's entire career at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Oftentimes the tech ID is called the "login ID" since it is used to login to the web system.
PIN's are six-digit numbers utilized as passwords in conjunction with your tech ID.
Initially, your PIN is set to either:
- your birth date in the form YYMMDD
- for example, August 26, 1953 would generate a PIN of 530826
- the last six digits of your social security number
The first time that you login using your initial PIN, you will be forced to change it to virtually any six-digit number of your choice.
Your PIN keeps whatever value you have set it to unless:
- you change it (one of the options within the web system)
- your PIN is reset (it then changes to one of the initial values, which will mean that you will be forced to change it when next you login)
Minnesota State University, Mankato has tailored the entrance to the MnSCU web system to suit its needs. Thus, people are from time to time asked or shown information about their email address and billing.
There are provisions on the web login page for looking up your Tech ID and/or PIN in case you have forgotten them.
Questions concerning tech ID's and PIN's should be directed to
the Registration Help Center
room: WA 132; phone: 389-2252
