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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 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
 
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.

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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