This proposed draft is intended for the DECEMBER group of participants.
Beginning in December 2006, you will sign your online leave report with a personal digital certificate (PDC). The PDC initiative is important to the university since it will increase security and have the added benefit of more efficient and streamlined administrative processes. The upcoming step will allow IT personnel to digitally sign and approve their official leave reports, thus electronically replacing this paper intensive process. Eventually, digitally signed documents will become a university wide process and go beyond this first step of signing leave reports. Below are instructions for receiving your PDC.
1. Your PDC will be on a physical token, a USB device. Pick up your PDC according to this schedule http://www.pki.vt.edu/pdc/schedule.html. You must bring your Hokie passport and a government-issued photo ID. Be prepared to enter a secure password for your token and to sign the terms and conditions at http://www.pki.vt.edu/pdc/termsandcond.html.
2. Download the software you will need by logging into https://www.ita.vt.edu/Apps/WebObjects/NetSoftware, and selecting the appropriate "Aladdin eToken" software.
3. Follow the instructions at http://www.pki.vt.edu/pdc to install the software and to configure your browsers.
Few changes are needed to sign your leave report with your PDC. You may continue to enter your leave at any time during the month. By clicking "Sign", you will be prompted for your token password and the PID of the person who normally signs your leave report.
If you already have one of our Aladdin eTokens, please return it when you pick up your new eToken and PDC. The returned eTokens will be reformatted.
More information, including frequently asked questions, can be found at http://www.pki.vt.edu/pdc.
Thank you for being an early adopter of the Virginia Tech digitally signed leave reporting system. Please report any problems or feedback, positive or negative, to 4Help at 540-231-4357 or http://www.4help.vt.edu.
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