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UC Berkeley Computing News and Information:
What is a CalNet ID Account?
CalNet
CalNet is a new online service at UC Berkeley that provides for authentication, authorization and information lookup. It consists of the CalNet Authentication Service and the CalNet Directory Service.
CalNet Authentication Service
A system whose main purpose is to allow people and services to prove their identities to each other in a reliable manner over the campus network. It is based on Kerberos, a network authentication technology originally developed at MIT.
Authentication refers to the process by which one party determines the identity of another. On an insecure computer network, where all traffic is potentially readable (and subject to tampering) by hostile parties, clear text passwords no longer can be relied on to provide assurance of identity. Consequently, protocols and software systems have been developed that allow people and services to prove who they are even in the presence of network eavesdroppers and attackers. Kerberos is such a system.
CalNet Directory Service
A secure, centralized service for obtaining authoritative information about campus-affiliated people, resources and computer applications, using LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol).
Authorization is the means by which, once authenticated, you may be assigned privileges or given access to online resources, based on your attributes or roles, as determined by a particular application. A directory service may be used as a source of such information.
The CalNet ID
Your CalNet ID is a unique identifier that (a) is registered in the Kerberos database and associated with a secret passphrase known only by you, (b) identifies your entry in the CalNet Directory, where UC-related information about you resides, subject to privacy considerations, laws and regulations. Currently, your CalNet ID is your employee ID or student ID, though eventually a mechanism will be provided for you to change it.
Applications using the CalNet ID
Some current campus applications that use the CalNet ID for authentication are Bear Facts by students and staff, Course List Download and E-Grades by faculty, and QUEST (CNS online ordering) by staff.
CalNet Directory Service - This service is based on the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), an Internet standard. It currently contains phone numbers, campus addresses, and other directory information about campus faculty, staff, students, and affiliates. You can access the information in the directory via the Web by using the Directory Lookup (http://directory.berkeley.edu/) or via popular programs such as Eudora, Microsoft Outlook, or Outlook Express. For specific information on setting up these programs to access the CalNet directory service, please see the above website.
CALNET SERVICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE:
AirBears (http://www.net.berkeley.edu/wireless/) pilot wireless LAN service, available in selected locations around campus.
Labs and other Microcomputer facilities:
Corey Lab - For use by Graduate School of Education students, faculty and staff.
Tolman Microcomputer Facility - Not affliated with the Graduate School of Education. All software in this facility is for the exclusive use of instructional classes.
Other Workstation Support Services Microcomputer Facilities - Other microcomputer labs across campus
Course Development:
Policy and Governance:
Suggestions and Comments can be directed to:Beth Muramoto
Education Technology Service Center
1627 Tolman Hall
UC Berkeley
Phone #: (510) 643-0203
Email address: bmuramot@berkeley.edu
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