Requesting a CWS (Corporate Web Security) Account

If you are working on a project that requires you to have access to Caterpillar internal systems (LAN accounts, VPN accounts, etc.) or
will be conducting work onsite on Caterpillar premises, DO NOT use this request process. Please contact your Caterpillar Project
Manager to request accounts.

In your web browser type in this address: https://supplier.cat.com

NOTE: Before starting, contact your buyer to make sure your company has an executed Non-Disclosure and Security Agreement
(NDSA) on file with Caterpillar. This is required before a CWS account can be created. If you submit a request and the NDSA is
not on file, your request will be dropped from the process queue and you will have to resubmit after the NDSA has been filed.

Select Request New CWS Account

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 • Select Request New CWS Account
from the black menu bar
• Click on the blue button to launch
the new form.

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 •Enter your supplier code
System will check to see if your code is valid
and if there is a Non-Disclosure and Security
Agreement on file.
•Screen will flash as it checks. If no
messages, move cursor to next field and enter
information as required.
•Required fields are marked with red
asterisk.
•Enter email twice to verify it is correct.
•Be sure to enter country code in telephone
number field – first box.
DO NOT enter the + sign.

•Select your job role(s). Hold down the

control key to select more than one role.
•Do not select a Key Role unless you know you
are the only one fulfilling that role and that it
has not already been populated in the system.
When done, select the
Submit button at the bottom

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 You may receive an error message on the request form if
• you have made a mistake filling out the form,
• you already have a CWS account for this code
(combination of supplier code and email address),
• you have requested a key role that has already been
populated in the system
If you know who your Supplier Identity Manager is, you can contact them
for help.
Otherwise, you can contact SupplierConnect@cat.com or
Supplier_CWS@cat.com .

If there are no error messages, you will receive an email telling you your
request has been submitted for approval to the Supplier Identity Manager
for your supplier code or to your 1 Buyer. You will receive emails as each
approval is completed or if it is rejected. Once the second approval is
done, the system will automatically create your CWS account and email
you the ID and temporary password.

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Next Steps
1. Your Supplier IDentity Manager (IDM) will approver/deny your request.
2. Your Caterpillar 1 Buyer will approve/deny your request
3. If approved, the system will create your CWS account and email you the ID and
temporary password.
4. Go to https://supplier.cat.com to login in.
5. First time you login, use the password sent to you, and at that time you will be
required to change your password.

Login on this
screen with
Click here to start your temporary
the login process password.

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Next Steps
Be sure to run the training tutorials that are available to you on the Supplier Connect
portal under Training & Development. There are lots of other learning options
throughout the site. Toolbox is listed on the home page for your convenience.

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If you need help with your CWS Login or have problems getting to Supplier Connect, please
contact your Supplier IDM or your buyer. You can make on-line requests too by selecting
Request CWS Account Help shown below.

You can complete many of the help actions on

your own. Reactivate a disabled account, have
your Login ID sent to you or reset your
challenge questions and answers. You can
also reset your password from this screen or
from the Login screen.

Be sure to read the Data Privacy Statement

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