Re: New student username/password

["Hatala, Jeffrey" <hatala_j () SUNYBROOME EDU>]

Hello All,

All these processes are fine to deliver the username and password but
what are the underlying systems that make it work?  These are the areas
we need to hear about. To see if they will fit with our existing
architecture.  Who's code are you using and is it syncing passwords and
secondly, usernames with any other systems?  How is it syncing and was
the underlying code "home grown" or purchased?  Are you willing to share
you're your code with other educational institutions?  

Thank you all for your time and talents.  This Educause Security is one
of the best listserv out there.  It just too bad the Internet is
becoming corrupt. 

Make it a great day!
Jeff 
(soon to be: CISSP)


-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Cal Frye
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 10:48 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] New student username/password

Aaron Cayard-Roberts wrote:
> Hello,
>
> For years we've had students wait until they are on campus and have 
> attended a tech session before we give them their username and
password. 
>  We've been under a lot of pressure to change this so that the
students 
> will be able to access campus services over the summer which require a

> username and password.
>
> I'm wondering how other institutions are handling this situation in a 
> secure way.

Hi, Aaron,
'Cause we're Oberlin, and we won't have one directory where we can have 
two ;-) it works out pretty well. We create the accounts for new 
firstyears in late spring, and send them, as part of the Big Book o' 
Forms, instructions on how to access our self-service password utility. 
the password we send them is for one directory and is not useful off 
campus but will enable them to enter their password recovery Q&A and 
change their password to a "real" one, which then enables email and web 
access to campus systems, like the room-selection site ResEd wants them 
to use over the summer.

Hope this helps, ping me for more details if you like.

-- 
Regards,
-- Cal Frye, Network Administrator, Oberlin College

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