Overview
At JMU, your account name (sometimes called a “username”) in JMU systems is called your eID, which stands for electronic identification. Your eID, along with your password and Okta Verify, provides you access to online systems and services like mylogin.jmu.edu, MyMadison, Canvas, the JMU Official Wireless network, and more.
If your eID was issued after March 17, 2025, it consists of a combination of randomly generated numbers and letters (for example, a4g99b). Its format does not indicate any identifiable characteristic of you as the identity holder. Your eID is permanent (cannot be changed).
If your eID was issued prior to March 17, 2025, your eID is based on your name and typically represents the first six letters of your last name followed by your first and middle initials (or an X, if you have no middle initial). If another person at JMU shares this combination of letters, then your eID also includes at least one number. If you have an eID in this format, you can keep it and are not required to change to the newer, randomized format.
How can I get this Service?
- For Applicants, you will receive an email from JMU (from noreply@jmu.edu) to your personal email account that you used to apply after Admissions has processed your application. Click the link within the email to begin the JMU eID activation process.
- For Affiliates, you will receive an account activation email to your personal/home email account that you provided on your Affiliate paperwork. Click the link within the email to begin the JMU eID activation process.
- For Faculty/Staff, you will receive an account activation email to your personal/home email account that you provided on your hiring paperwork. Click the link within the email to begin the JMU eID activation process.