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⚡ View CSC account details in the MyCSC

Summary
This tutorial will show you where to find information about your CSC account. The information stored is also listed here. At the end of the tutorial you will find instructions on how to change or reset your CSC account password.
Internet
https://my.csc.fi/profile
flowchart LR
    A(Go to my.csc.fi) --> B(Select profile)
    B --> C{Edit<br>details}
    C -->|Yes| D(Make edits and click Save changes)
    C -->|No| E{Change<br>password}
    D --> E
    E -->|No| F(View your profile)
    E -->|Yes| G(Click<br>change password<br>button)
    G --> H(Enter your username and follow instructions sent to your email)

Prerequisites

  1. An existing CSC account.

🟩 Procedure

Visit the web site https://my.csc.fi and login in either with your HEI account using Haka or your CSC account.

Tip

You can also use the direct address https://my.csc.fi/profile.

Select Profile 1⃣ from the menu on the left of the page. This view allows you to view and edit your details.

To edit them, click on the 'Edit details' switch 2⃣.

Profile view on the MyCSC

Your CSC profile contains the following information.

Value Source Configurable Mandatory
CSC Username MyCSC x
Email address Haka x
Home Organization Haka x
Name Haka x
Password Expiration Date MyCSC x
Job Title User x
Primary Science Area User x x
Secondary Science Area User x x
Mobile phone User x x
Secondary Email Address User x
Street Address User x
Zip User x
City User x
Country of Residence User x x
Country of Citizenship User x x
Preferred Language User x x

Scroll down the web page to see all the fields. To save your changes, click the 'Save changes' button 3⃣.

Profile view, latter part

Changing password

To change you CSC account password, click 'Change password' button 4⃣.

Change password

Warning

This password has nothing to do with your own organisation's credentials.

Enter your old CSC password (this password is not your organisation's one) and your new password twice. To set the new password, click the Change 5⃣ button.

If you have forgotten your password, click the Forgot Password? 6⃣ link. The link will take you to a web page where you can have a reset link sent to your email address.

Change password view

Tip

You can also use the direct address https://my.csc.fi/forgot-password.

Forgotten your password view

That's it!

Now you know where to find your personal information, how to change it, and how to save your changes.
Bonus: You also know how to reset your password.

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