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Windows Authentication is based on [http://web.mit.edu/kerberos Kerberos] standard authentication but with some extensions.  Your [[Kerberos|UMIACS Kerberos5]] account is different from your [[ActiveDirectory]] account and unless you set your passwords manually they will not be the same.
Windows Authentication is based on [http://web.mit.edu/kerberos Kerberos] standard authentication but with some extensions.


Your [[ActiveDirectory]] authentication is used in a variety of different places,
Your [[ActiveDirectory]] authentication is used to log in to a variety of different places:
* UMIACS-supported computers
* UMIACS-supported web services
* UMIACS [[VPN]]


* Logging into UMIACS [[ActiveDirectory]] Windows Domain (pc.umiacs.umd.edu) computer
Your account might be shown in either of these two alternate ways depending on the application you are using:
* [[ExchangeEmail | Exchange]] Mail Service
* UMIACS\username
* [[VPN]] Service
* username@ad.umiacs.umd.edu
 
Your account might be shown in two ways,
 
* PC\username
* username@pc.umiacs.umd.edu
 
depending on the application you are using.
 
==Updating your [[ActiveDirectory]] Password==
If you need to update your [[ActiveDirectory]] password you need to access the Windows Security portion of a pc.umiacs.umd.edu domain desktop or server.  This can be found in two ways,
 
* If you are physically sitting at the host you can press the hardware control sequence all at once
 
  <CTRL><ALT><DELETE>
 
* If you are logging in remotely you can access Windows Security by going to
 
    Start->Settings->Windows Security...
 
You should get a screen that looks like this,
 
[[Image:WindowsSecurity.png]]
 
You can choose Change Password to update your [[ActiveDirectory]] authentication.
 
==Password Policies==
 
We have the following policies in regards to our [[ActiveDirectory]] passwords,
 
* Minimum Password Length :  8 Characters
<tt>This requires that your password is a minimum of 8 characters (it can have more just not less)</tt>
* Minimum Character Classes :  3 Character Classes
**English uppercase characters (A - Z)
**English lowercase characters (a - z)
**Base 10 digits (0 - 9)
**Non-alphanumeric (For example: !, $, #, or %)
**Unicode characters
<tt>Requires that a password have at least 3 character classes they include: lower-case letters, upper-case letters, digits and punctuation.</tt>
* Number of Previous Passwords Kept:  5
<tt>[[ActiveDirectory]] will store your last 5 passwords and will not let you set a new password to them, please choose a new password.</tt>
* The password does not contain three or more characters from the user's account name
 
==Password Security==
[[ActiveDirectory]] Kerberos security depends on the security of your password. Although Kerberos can make secure access to services convenient, it is still your responsibility to secure your password. Please try to choose a strong password and use secure protocols

Latest revision as of 14:08, 25 August 2020

Windows Authentication is based on Kerberos standard authentication but with some extensions.

Your ActiveDirectory authentication is used to log in to a variety of different places:

  • UMIACS-supported computers
  • UMIACS-supported web services
  • UMIACS VPN

Your account might be shown in either of these two alternate ways depending on the application you are using:

  • UMIACS\username
  • username@ad.umiacs.umd.edu
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