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title: "How do I recover my Self-Service password or username?"
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updated: 2026-06-10T11:26:25Z
published: 2026-06-10T11:26:25Z
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# How do I recover my Self-Service password or username?

<html><head></head><body><p data-block-id="mpvgbie0-f7i2mp-086">You can log in to <strong>Self-Service</strong> using your password that is held in the <strong>Cintra iQ database</strong> or your <strong>Windows </strong>password that you use to log in to your <strong>PC</strong> <strong>(Active Directory Authentication)</strong>.</p><blockquote data-block-id="mpvgbdo9-rzg7tk-043" class="warningBox" data-background="#fdf2ce" data-border="#7f6416" style="background:rgb(253, 242, 206);border-left:4px solid rgb(127, 100, 22);overflow:auto;"><p data-block-id="mpvgbdoa-lmtdkl-044"><strong>Important: </strong> If the system is set use your Windows password, then you cannot change the password through Self-Service. For more information about Active Directory Authentication, contact your System Administrator.</p></blockquote><p data-block-id="mpvgbxe9-7dzx8s-100">If you subsequently forget your password, you can recover it through the <strong>Login</strong> page using the <strong>Forgotten Security Information?</strong> link.<img data-block-id="mpvgbdob-e5tzx4-046" src="https://cdn.document360.io/fc2cda72-4645-4b36-96bf-60439ec11f11/Images/Documentation/204001065336.png" class="adv-wysiwyg-img" mediatype="img" alt="" width="auto" height="auto" dataalign="left" datadisplay="flex" data-type="media-content" fixaspectratio="false" autoaspectratio="false" shadow="no" border="no" round="no" link="" newtab="" style="width:auto;height:auto;"></p><h2 data-block-id="mpvgbdoc-zst5h2-047" id="to-recover-your-password-or-username">To recover your password or username</h2><ol data-block-id="mpvgbdod-mxg5ou-048" start="1" style="--start:0;"><li data-block-id="mpvgbdoe-xxe5zp-049"><p data-block-id="mpvgbxea-c5o071-101">Click the <strong>Forgotten Security Information?</strong> link on the <strong>Login</strong> page. The following message appears:<strong>Click the buttons below if you have forgotten you username or password. You will be asked for your Password Recovery information and once this is supplied correctly your username or password will be emailed to you. </strong></p></li><li data-block-id="mpvgbdoe-ncex7p-050"><p data-block-id="mpvgbxea-3b7zh2-102">Follow the directions and click either the <strong>Username Recovery</strong> button or the <strong>Password Recovery</strong> button.</p><ul data-block-id="mpvgbdon-jj37j1-063"><li data-block-id="mpvgbdon-zuask4-064"><p data-block-id="mpvgbxea-tp7uxx-103"><strong>Username Recovery</strong></p><ol data-block-id="mpvgbdoq-mg0cqa-069" start="1" data-list-format="decimal" style="--start:0;"><li data-block-id="mpvgbdoq-r88sr8-070"><p data-block-id="mpvgbxea-rij8x9-104">Enter your <strong>email address</strong> and <strong>Date of Birth</strong>.</p></li><li data-block-id="mpvgbdor-r2dhud-071"><p data-block-id="mpvgbxeb-l4l8ib-105">Click the <strong>Confirm</strong> button. &nbsp;A message appears explaining that an email was sent to you, which contains instructions and details of your username.</p></li></ol></li><li data-block-id="mpvgbdor-3qz5rz-072"><p data-block-id="mpvgbxeb-lqex5p-106"><strong>Password Recovery</strong></p><ol data-block-id="mpvgbdot-5s4vw0-079" start="1" data-list-format="decimal" style="--start:0;"><li data-block-id="mpvgbdou-o62rpi-080"><p data-block-id="mpvgbxeb-qt1uw0-107">Enter your <strong>email address</strong> and <strong>Date of Birth</strong>.</p></li><li data-block-id="mpvgbdou-3slf65-081"><p data-block-id="mpvgbxec-4b873p-108">Click the <strong>Confirm </strong>button. A message appears explaining that the email was sent to you, which contains instructions and details of your password.</p></li><li data-block-id="mpvgbdou-obm5d2-082"><p data-block-id="mpvgbxec-so2kiw-109">Click the <strong>OK</strong> button.</p></li><li data-block-id="mpvgbdou-0ui93o-083"><p data-block-id="mpvgbxec-4s8t9l-110">Read the email and follow the instructions.</p></li></ol></li></ul></li></ol><h2 data-block-id="mpvgbdov-mrqwwv-084" id="before-first-login-registration">Before first login registration</h2><p data-block-id="mpvgbxec-u6c6yp-111">The recovery can also be used before first login registration, so if you cannot access your welcome email and temporary password, you can still go to <strong>Self-Service</strong>, click the <strong>Forgotten Security Information?</strong> link on the <strong>Login</strong> page and then <strong>Password Recovery.</strong> You will be sent an email with a reset password link. The email will also contain the username, so you should have everything you need to get logged in.</p><h2 data-block-id="mpvgbdow-8ddrtc-085" id="to-change-your-password">To change your password</h2><p data-block-id="mpvgbxec-47leqy-112">You can change your password by navigating to the <strong>Settings</strong> menu once you have logged in to <strong>Self-Service </strong> and then selecting <strong>Change Password</strong>. Enter the &nbsp;information and then click the <strong>Apply</strong> button. Your password is changed.</p></body></html>
