Re: <Maintenance of PINs) Re: FastLane concerns Barbara Bralver 09 Feb 2000 15:08 EST

yes   Please post it to the listserve  as I didn't receive the notification

At 10:55 AM 2/9/2000 -0600, you wrote:
>  I assign, maintain and control PIN access and there's no way I could
>function as the Fastlane "administrator" on my campus without this ability.
> Grant proposals submitted under the auspices of institutions of higher
>education are legal committments and are not meant to be kept "private"
>from the very people who have to approve whether they can be sent. In fact,
>in the past when I've called Fastlane tech support for help on something,
>they often ask me&      But to keep this information from me, the Fastlane
>administrator, would be silly and irresponsible. - Jane Prudhomme & I'll do
>so.
>  ***************************************
>    Jane E. Prudhomme, M.A., M.S.
>     Asst. Vice Chancellor,
>   Research and Sponsored Programs
>       University of New Orleans
>       2000 Lakeshore Drive
>       New Orleans, LA 70148
> Phone: 504 - 280-7154
>        504-280- 3896
>       E-Mail: xxxxxx@uno.edu
>       http://www.uno.edu/~orsp
>*****************************************
>
>  Barbara Bralver wrote: we assign and maintain the list.......please let
>me know what you folks are
>doing. At 10:16 AM 2/9/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>>The recent FastLane announcement about changing to a Password system and
the
>>ensuing discussion (mostly NOT on this list so far) has caused me to wonder
>    For security
>>reasons, I chose NOT to keep a list of PINs (following the lead of our ITS
>      I think it could be useful for NSF (and for me, as I
>>rethink how I manage FastLane on our campus) to know how many SRO's
maintain
>    If you'd like to reply directly
>>to me, I'll post the totals to RESADM.
>>
>>Franci Farnsworth
>>
>>Frances Vinal Farnsworth
>>Coordinator of Sponsored Research
>>MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
>>Munford House
>>Middlebury, VT 05753
>  802-443-5889
>>Fax: 802-443-2081
>  xxxxxx@middlebury.edu
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Nancy Peterson [SMTP:xxxxxx@WINONA.MSUS.EDU]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 9:28 AM
>   xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
>      FastLane concerns
>>>
>>> The recent announcement from FastLane has obviously raised concerns in
the
>  Much of the concern may be due to the fact that the
>>> announcement left so many questions unanswered.
>>>
>   Will that still be done
>>> through the SRO Office?
>>>
>  If passwords change every 180 days, and a faculty member only writes
>>> one grant a year (I'm at a primarily teaching institution, not a research
>>> institution.), the odds are the faculty member will neglect to change the
>   If they don't change it, will they be kicked
>  Does that mean they will have to re-register as
>>> users?
>>>
>  If the PI forgets to give the SRO access to the proposal (a common
>>> mistake), will there be any way the SRO can gain "emergency" access for
>>> submission purposes?
>>>
>  I currently maintain a list of all PINs, because faculty often ask me
>>> for their PIN number (and some co-PIs, who seldom work on the proposals
>>> on-line, but must still be registered in the database, have no idea they
>  Could the SRO Office receive notification of password
>>> changes and passwords?
>>>
>  How are you going to secure electronic signatures for institutional
>  I have 6 individuals on campus who are legally authorized to
>  Will each one have to be registered some
>   (Having
>>> Presidents and Vice Presidents changing and keeping track of passwords
>>> is...well...I can't imagine it.)
>>>
>>> I have really appreciated the "user-friendly" character of the FastLane
>    But, the changes proposed as described do appear to be unduly
>  Perhaps responses to the questions above may
>>> help us better understand how the new system will work.
>>>
>>>
**************************************************************************
>>>
>>> Nancy Kay Peterson
>& Sponsored Projects
>>> Somsen Hall Room 202-C
>>> Winona State University
>  55987
>>>
>  507.457.5519
>       507.457.2415
>>> xxxxxx@winona.msus.edu
>>> http://www.winona.msus.edu/grants/
>>>
>
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Barbara Bralver
mailto:xxxxxx@alpha.lehman.cuny.edu
For up to the minute grant information online:
http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/grants/

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