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Identity Management:
NetIDs, Passwords, Authentication, and More

Glossary

Is your password strong enough?
Strong passwords protect your confidential information, such as transcripts and financial aid records or salary, tax, and benefits information. Cornell has new standards for passwords strong enough to resist today's hacker attacks. Visit the NetID Management web site.

Cornell NetIDs and Passwords

Authentication and Authorization

  • Kerberos & SideCar, Cornell's main authentication system
  • CUWebLogin for access to restricted web sites without SideCar
  • TLS, an alternative to Kerberos for e-mail authentication

Directory Services

Identity Management Practices

Policies Related to Identity Management

Information for Campus Developers

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