SF State University provides Virtual Private Network (VPN) accessas approved by management (MPP level or above) to SF State Faculty, Staff, Students and Vendor Employees/Consultants. A completed VPN Account Authorization form is needed for each individual requesting VPN access. The use of the VPN connection is for University-related business onlyand must be carefully monitored for the safety of the SF State network. A VPN account does not grant the user login privileges and access to the endpoint or campus systems. Access to campus systems must be authorized separately by completing the Administrative Account Authorization and Review Form available on the Administrative Account Access Control policy.

Please Note:

  • An SF State ID is required to create a VPN account for a user. All faculty, staff and students have an SF State ID. Current faculty and staff have automatic VPN access and should only use this form to request access to specific VPN groups.
  • Access is granted to a single individual. If requesting access for a vendor or consulting group, submit one request for each vendor employee or consultant that will need VPN access. If the individualdoes not have an SF State ID, the sponsoring department should request an SF State ID using the Campus Community Member Request Form.
  • To learn how to use SF State VPN please visit Virtual Private Network Guide.

How do I request VPN Access?

  1. Submit Service Request Ticket or send e-mail to .
  2. Submit a completed hard copy of this form to Service Desk, Division of Information Technology in ADM 110

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Section 1: User Request

By signing this form, the VPN account holder agrees to the following:

  • Has read, understood and will abide by the SF State Acceptable Use Policy and Information Security Policies.
  • Will only access campus systems and resources that the account holder is authorized to access.
  • Will notify and their sponsoring SF State management if they believe their SF State VPN account is compromised or misused.

Applicant’s Full Name (print) / Department / Phone Number
Location and Building/Room Number / Title / SF State ID(required)
Signature of Account Applicant / Date / E-mail Address
Reason Requested (include applications to access):
Duration Requested
Applicants Affiliation:
 Faculty/Staff Student  SF State Vendor
VPN Groups:
General access will be granted to the campus network, unless specified: ______

Section 2: Manager Approval

By signing this form, the authorizing administrator (MPP level or above) acknowledges the following:

  • Has reviewed the VPN account request and retained a copy of the request.
  • Will monitor and supervise the use of the VPN account.
  • Will revoke VPN access when the account holder’s role and or responsibilities change.

Please Note:The authorizing administrator should be the same as required by current campus policy for Change Control for a department or business unit and regularly approves Change Requests (designated). This is a high impact change as described inConfiguration and Patch Management Implementation Guidelines.

Authorizer name (print) / Signature of Authorizer / Authorization status
Approved
Denied
E-mail Address / Phone Number / Date