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Security and Authentication


Security Reminder

Please remember that your account allows access to personal content on the server. It is very important that you PROPERLY SECURE YOUR LOGIN CREDENTIALS!


Authentication Requirements

Passwords

Length
  • Passwords must be a minimum of 20 characters.
  • This is to accommodate the length of passwords auto-generated by Apple's default password manager.
  • If you are not using Apple's password manager to generate a password, feel free to make it longer (32-64 characters).
Complexity
  • Use a password manager! Do not try to make a password that you can remember.
  • Use a combination of different kinds of characters.
  • Mix upper and lower case, numbers, and special characters for higher entropy passwords.
  • Do not write your password on paper or share it with others.

Second Factor Authentication

2FA is required to create an account. You must set up an authenticator app initially, and can add additional/alternate methods once you sign in.

Authenticator App
  • A 2FA authenticator app is required for initial sign up.
  • The Google Authenticator and Open Authenticator apps should be supported.
  • Due to setting a larger key size, Microsoft Authenticator (and potentially Authy) is not supported. Please reach out to your administrator if this is an issue.
Additional methods
  • Once you have created an account, you can add additional 2FA methods.
  • Webauthn is supported, including hardware keys like a Yubikey.
  • When logging in, you can select which method to use.
  • To change the default method presented at login, reach out to an administrator.
site/accounts/authentication.txt · Last modified: 2026/07/02 22:14 by daniel