IMPORTANT! When you finish using the computer you must ensure that you have logged out from each Single Sign-On service you have used in the session AND also logout from the Single Sign-On system itself.
You can do this in two ways:
EITHER: completely close down your web browser as shown in the table below. This is the quickest, simplest, and recommended method. If you do this, there is no need to perform any explicit logout.
OR: logout individually from each service (e.g. using the Logout button in that service) and then click the Proceed with Single Sign-On Logout button. You may need to use this method if you are unable, or don't wish, to close down your browser, or if you have configured your browser to retain your Single Sign-on session when the browser is closed.
| Platform |
Web Browser |
How to Completely Close Down |
| Microsoft Windows |
Internet Explorer |
Close all Internet Explorer windows by clicking each window's [close box], or on the [File] menu select [Close]. You must do this for every Internet Explorer window. |
| Microsoft Windows |
Firefox / Opera / Chrome |
On the [File] menu select [Exit]. |
| Macintosh |
Safari / Chrome / Firefox / Opera |
On the [Application's name] menu select [Quit] (e.g. [Safari > Quit]). |
| Unix |
Firefox / Opera / Chromium |
On the [File] menu select [Exit]. |
- If you don't properly terminate your Single Sign-On session by either of the two methods described above, then anyone using the computer after you will have immediate access to ALL the facilities linked to your Single Sign-On username, not just the ones you have been using.
- It is YOUR responsibility to protect your accounts by properly ending your Single Sign-On session.
- If you ever start using a computer which has been accidentally left logged-in by someone else, you should immediately close down and restart the web-browser. Unauthorised access to someone else's account is an extremely serious violation of the University's IT rules.
