Ed-Fi Special Update
August 1, 2025
In this newsletter:
All Ed-Fi acronym explanations are available in the Ed-Fi acronyms document.
EDIAM Security Maintenance August 1-4
All EDIAM-secured web applications and secure reports will be unavailable starting 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1 for security system maintenance. All impacted web applications and secure reports will be available again by 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 4. Minnesota IT (MNIT) Services and the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) are completing scheduled maintenance of MDE’s Education Identity & Access Management (EDIAM) Security System Aug. 1–4.
After the maintenance is complete, the link to launch the EDIAM User Profile system will change to: https://sec.education.mn.gov/EDIAMProfile/. MDE website links will be updated during migration. However, any users who bookmarked the old EDIAM User Profile link in their web browser will have to update their bookmark after the migration. The MDE website has instructions on How to create a web browser favorite for an EDIAM-secured application. This, and other information, can be found on the Data Submissions webpage.
Any EDIAM Security System issues encountered after migration should be reported to the EDIAM Helpdesk at useraccess.mde@state.mn.us.
Key and Secret Set Up for 2025-26 School Year
Beginning Friday, August 1, districts can configure their 2025-26 Ed-Fi API Key and Secret and verify that they are ready for data reporting.
NOTE: JMC and Region 1 district users can disregard the following information.
Key and Secret Definition
In order to send MDE data via Ed-Fi, each LEA is issued a Key and Secret to enter in the Student Information System (SIS). The "Key" acts like a user ID, and the "Secret" as the password. Unlike personal usernames and passwords, this Key and Secret are for the LEA rather than the individual person.
A good analogy is a toll road. The vehicle is the Key to get your passengers to the destination and the ez-pass is the Secret that recognizes you have permission to go through the gate, but the road can go in both directions.
Key and Secret for 2025-26
Key: last year's Key, change "2025" to "2026"
If your Key does not end with 2025, add 2026 to the Key.
Secret: same as last year
Key and Secret Vendor Specific Information
EduPoint/Synergy: Training during biweekly support meetings and Region One will take care of the process for the others without the districts needing to send them this time.
Infinite Campus: Allows for copy and paste of previous year's configuration.
PowerSchool: To renew your key and secret, follow the process to create a new profile and enter the new URL and Key/Secret in the “How Ed-Fi Support is Enabled in PowerSchool” document located in the online documentation portal for Minnesota State Reporting.
Skyward: Skyward will be hosting training webinars during the week of August 4 for both Qmlativ and SMS users.
What if I don't have a Key and Secret?
If you have switched Student Information System vendors for the 2025-26 school year or don’t have a Key and Secret, please email ed-fi.mde@state.mn.us.
MDE's Ed-Fi webpage
Ed-Fi technical support email
MDE's calendar of Ed-Fi events
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