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Log in to

There are two methods for logging in to based on your institution's configuration settings:

  • Institutional authentication: Institutions who enabled institutional authentication for , sign in using the same credentials used for logging into other systems at their institutions.

  • Native authentication: Institutions who haven't enabled institutional authentication for use credentials created specifically for .

Log in with institutional authentication

  1. Go to https://illuminate.blackboard.com and select Sign In. The sign-in screen appears.

  2. Select Sign in with your institutional account .

  3. On the search screen, enter the name of your institution, and select it from the search results.

  4. Your institution’s login page will appear (either or your SAML login page). Sign in with your institutional credentials.

Tip

If you can’t log in with your credentials, try resetting your password in .

Log in with native authentication

  1. Go to https://illuminate.blackboard.com

  2. Select Sign In.

  3. Select Sign in with your account.

  4. Select the region where your instance is hosted and select Continue.

    Note

    Your geographical location may differ from your hosting region. If you’re unsure which region you’re hosted in, ask your administrator.

  5. Enter your username and password and then select Sign in.

Reset password

If you are using native authentication, you can reset your password as described here.

If you're using your institutional authentication, you must contact your system administrator to reset your password.

Note

You're prompted to reset your password every 90 days.

  1. Log in to illuminate.blackboard.com using your account.

  2. Alternatively, go to your Snowflake Reader account and select Log in using the Auth0 .

  3. Select your SaaS Hosting Region.

  4. From the account sign-in screen, select Don't remember your password?.

  5. Enter your user email into the email field.

  6. Select Send Email. A confirmation message appears.

  7. Check your inbox for an email from . If you can't find the email in your inbox, check your spam or junk folder.

  8. In the email, select Confirm. You'll be redirected to the Change Password page.

  9. From the Change Password page, set your new password. After you enter and confirm your new password, you'll see a message confirming the password change.

  10. Go back to your Snowflake Reader account or illuminate.blackboard.com sign-in.

Note

Your account must be created and activated by Provisioning for this process to work.