Uniqname Policy
Identification
A uniqname is a personal identifier that is required for using University of Michigan computing services (for example, Wolverine Access, the University of Michigan Online Directory (UMOD), the MichNet Dial-In Service, the Computer Aided Engineering Network (CAEN), the Institutional File System (IFS), dial-in access to the Network Access Server (NAS), and the local area (LAN) and wireless networks at the UM-Flint campus. Your uniqname is very important as it identifies you to these and other service providers. You may tell anyone your uniqname because it will be used widely and helps others to find and communicate with you specifically.
Authentication
You will receive a LAN (UM-Flint) password, and you will also receive an UMICH (also called Ann Arbor or Kerberos) password for your uniqname. Your password allows you to authenticate, or prove, your uniqname identity when you access services. DO NOT TELL ANYONE YOUR PASSWORD. Protecting your password is your responsibility in order to guard against unauthorized use of services in your name.
Authorization
You will be able to use many services right away without any special authorization from the service provider. Other service providers may require you to make special arrangements with them to be authorized for their services (they will need to know your uniqname to give you authorization).
Your Uniqname
Your uniqname was automatically assigned. Your uniqname is both long-lived and widely published. If you find that you must change your uniqname, you must appear in person at the ITS office on the Flint campus. All uniqname changes are subject to review and, if approved, a fee will be assessed.