[Microplantpath_faculty] Fwd: [CNASDeptAdministrators] Fwd: Brief Service Disruption Scheduled for Weekend CAS Upgrade

[Sherice Underwood]

Good morning all,

Sharing the below notice we received from ITS informing us that all campus
services using single sign-on (SSO) will experience a brief scheduled
unavailability starting at 10 PM on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

Please read the full message below and share as appropriate.

Thank you,

Sherice



*Sherice Underwood, Interim Financial and Administrative Officer*

BMP Administration Unit

Department of Biochemistry

Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology

Boyce Hall, RM 1425

Zoom personal Link (8:30am -4:30): https://ucr.zoom.us/j/3844219267

In the Office Mon-Wed; Remote Thursday and Friday

951-827-5902



---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Lily Barger <lily.barger at ucr.edu>
Date: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Subject: Brief Service Disruption Scheduled for Weekend CAS Upgrade
To: Jennifer Farias <jennifer.farias at ucr.edu>, Yung Phung <
yung.phung at ucr.edu>, Ronda Inzunza <ronda.inzunza at ucr.edu>, Joanna Nguyen <
joanna.nguyen at ucr.edu>
Cc: Rebeca Robles <rebecar at ucr.edu>, Summer Cortner <scortner at ucr.edu>


Hello Jennifer and team!

I am reaching out to inform you that all campus services using single
sign-on (SSO) will experience a brief scheduled unavailability starting at 10
PM on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

This essential maintenance is for an upgrade of the campus Central
Authentication Service (CAS). This upgrade is critical to maintaining our
security standards and ensuring the continued functionality of our
multi-factor authentication (Duo) toolset.

What this means for your area:

   -

   During the Upgrade:
   -

      While the maintenance window is broad–10 PM on Saturday, March 7, to
      3 PM on Sunday, March 8–the actual downtime for campus services
is expected
      to last only 15 minutes.
      -

   After the upgrade:
   -

      You may need to clear the browser cache to successfully reestablish
      the single sign-on session.
      -

      Users will see a new, brief progress bar during the Duo redirection
      process.

ITS does not anticipate service disruptions outside of the maintenance
window. However, if your department experiences persistent login issues
after the maintenance, please recommend that users clear their browser
cache or use an incognito window. If issues persist, please contact
BearHelp at its.ucr.edu/help or 951-827-4848.

Thank you for your continued partnership as we work to strengthen UCR's
security infrastructure.  Please share this information with your staff!

Thank you,

Lily

Lily Barger

Director, Campus Support Services

University of California, Riverside
Office (951) 827-0152

Cell 909-708-9779 | its.ucr.edu

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