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How to Create a PIN
What is a PIN?
- For security reasons, the SDSU Library requires you to have a PIN (personal identification number).
- A Library PIN is different from your SDSU identification number and your WebPortal/Blackboard password.
- Your PIN is used to access and use a variety of electronic library services including Circuit and LINK+.
How do I create a PIN?
- Create your own library PIN by using the Your Circ Record option available from the main menu of the Library Catalog (the PAC).
- You will be asked to enter your name, Red ID, and PIN (Personal Identification Number).
- Since you do not already have a PIN leave the PIN field blank and click the submit button. Your name and Red ID will appear and there will be two blanks for a PIN. Makeup a PIN and enter it twice.
How many characters can I use?
- A PIN can contain up to 30 alpha or numeric characters.
- Try to develop a PIN you will remember.
- The PIN must not contain common trivial patterns. For example:
- Do not use a character that is repeated three or more times (for example, aaaa, ababa, bbbb).
- Do not use a set of up to four characters that is repeated two or more times (for example, abab, abcabc, abcdabcd).
What if I forget my PIN?
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