Secure Connect Timelines and Updates
VPN Access Upgrade Start Dates
Campus-managed work devices (NOT personal/unmanaged devices)
As part of UC San Diego's Secure Connect initiative, we're adding new, more secure VPN connection options this spring. These new "secure-connect" options will gradually replace the current "2-Step Secured" options. This update strengthens security while keeping the VPN experience simple and familiar.
These new Secure Connect VPN options are for campus-managed work computers (computers set up and maintained by your department's IT team). If you use VPN from a personal device, continue using the existing "2-Step Secured" options until further notice.
Instructions
Once your unit's enablement date arrives:
- Open your VPN client (vpn.ucsd.edu)
- Select one of the “secure-connect” VPN connection options instead of “2-Step Secured”:
- secure-connect-split
- secure-connect-allthru
Secure Connect VPN Update - Unit Enablement Dates
Timeline
Your department's start date for using the new Secure Connect VPN connection options is listed below. Dates are subject to change – please confirm with your local IT.
February 12, 2026
- San Diego Supercomputer Center
- Bio Admin
- Extended Studies
- Social Sciences
- Arts & Humanities
- Global Policy & Strategy
February 19, 2026
- Biological Sciences
- Preuss School
- The Library
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography
February 25, 2026
- Physical Sciences
- Qualcomm Institute / CalIT2
- Jacobs School of Engineering
- School of Computing, Information & Data Science (incl. HDSI)
February 26, 2026
- Rady School of Management
Questions?
Contact your local IT support team or visit https://support.ucsd.edu/its/.