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eRA Reminder: Password Moving to Passphrase for eRA Commons Users Starting November 17, 2021

November 11, 2021
Effective November 17, 2021, users of eRA Commons (including Commons Mobile, ASSIST, and IAR) who change their passwords will be required to use a passphrase - a set of random words or a sentence at least 15 characters long - instead of a password. The change is designed to make passwords easy for users to remember but hard for others to guess.
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NIH eRA Modules No Longer Accessible via Internet Explorer

July 6, 2021
This is a reminder that users will no longer be able to access National Institutes of Health (NIH) eRA modules via the Internet Explorer (IE) browser effective July 19, 2021. Please use other supported browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari (and Microsoft Edge starting on July 20), when using eRA systems.
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Two-Factor Authentication for HHS eRA Modules

April 16, 2020
This new log-in method, optional at first but which may be required later, is available for users of eRA Commons, Commons Mobile, IAR and ASSIST.
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