Center for Information Technology Services
Directory Services and Identity Management Currently all UM employees (Faculty and Staff) and all UM students exist in the UM-DS and can utilize it. There are also over 1400 affiliate users that people in UPI, UMMS, Dental Corporation, UMBI, or other affiliation that require access to UM-DS connected applications or services. Anyone that needs to become part of the UM-DS has the ability to do so upon application and sponsorship. The goal of the UM Directory Service (UM-DS) is to:
CITS has developed a number of resources for Schools and departments to use to employ UM-DS in their environments, including:
In addition, CITS is available for strategic and technical consultation concerning Identity Management and taking advantage of the UM-DS by emailing us at DL-CITS Directory Services. For an overview of UM-DS and next steps, download/view the UM Directory Services Implementation Guide. View the UMID Login Reference Guide. ATTENTION: UMID The UMID went live in Fall 2007. The UMID allows users to define their own enterprise directory username. This username can then be used to authenticate into any application or service connected to the enterprise UM-DS. This ID can be leveraged not only by central applications, but also by individual schools and departments that utilize the UM-DS. The UMID and other features of your UMID account can be administered at the UM Account Management Site. Staff Brian Coats, Director Brent Nickles Ronald Manzo Homer Reynolds |
