What is a SANS Portal Account?
SANS Portal Accounts are the gateway to SANS training materials. All SANS @Home webcasts, online study materials, practice tests, and GIAC certification information are accessed through SANS Portal Accounts. In the event you do not ALREADY have a Portal Account, upon registering, a Portal Account and PASSWORD will be automatically created for you. SANS Portal Accounts are associated to the email address used when registering and your email address is your USER ID. ALL SANS-RELATED CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE SENT TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS YOU PROVIDE UPON REGISTERING. Please be certain that you can receive email from sans.org, giac.org, and giac.net email addresses to ensure you receive all correspondence. To access your Portal Account, please go to: http://portal.sans.org/ To change the auto-generated password, or if you forgot your password, click on ‘Forgot Password’ and follow the instructions provided.
Upon registering, a SANS Portal Account will automatically be created for you, in the event you do not already have one. This Portal Account is the gateway to your online study materials and is associated to the email address you USE WHEN REGISTERING. ALL SANS-RELATED CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE SENT TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS YOU PROVIDE UPON REGISTERING. Please be certain that you can receive email from sans.org, giac.org, and giac.net email addresses to ensure you receive all correspondence.