What is a CalNet
ID?
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. A list of current and planned services
that use the CalNet ID for authentication may be found at http://www.net.berkeley.edu/kerberos/kerb_apps.html.
For further information about CalNet, see http://calnet.berkeley.edu/about.html.
CalNet
Directory Service - On July 1, the new CalNet Directory Service was
launched. 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.
Bear
Facts (http://bearfacts.berkeley.edu/).
e-Grades
system allowing faculty to submit final grades (http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Acad/egradeinst.html).
WebDisk
- This site provides access to WebDisk, an online storage site for UC
Berkeley. You have to have a CalNet ID to use this service.
Other services: https://calnet.berkeley.edu/current_apps.html