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U of M Internet ID and Passwords
Together, your Internet ID and password act as a key to many online tools and services offered by the University. When you log in (sign in), your Internet ID
identifies you, and your password
authenticates you as the owner of that ID. You are probably familiar with this "username and password" concept in other systems.
Your Internet ID becomes the first part of your University
e-mail address.
It is publicly viewable if you have not
suppressed your
directory entry.
Your Internet password is used for most online, self-service actions that require authentication: e-mail, UMCal, myU, and others. However, certain jobs may require you to log in with your Enterprise Systems password instead, if sensitive data such as students' academic or financial records are involved. Typically, staff and faculty are the only University members whose work would ever require an Enterprise Systems password.
University Internet IDs were originally named "X.500 IDs", after the technology on which they were based.
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