CWRU user ID and password to open your SIS account. Your password is needed every time you wish to access resources on the system that require authentication. This means that your web browser automatically tells us who you are. As long as you're browsing the site, your session is active. If you are inactive for an hour or more, your session is ended.
Many folks really hate cookies, but they seem to be the best current solution.
We've tried to be as nice as possible by only setting one, and ensuring that it is not permanently stored on your computer in any way. Only two bits of information, aside from your CWRUnet ID, are required to use the system. Naturally, you can fake all this, and we won't be any the wiser. Let's think about the point of this system for a moment, if we may. Since we're trying to foster a sense of community here, we believe this info to be useful and colorful to the whole system.