Definition

The management of system access, including user account creation, and login and password management. See Roles and Permissions Requirements for additional information about authorization.

Requirements

The system should allow a user to:

• Login to the system using a user name and password
• Retrieve a missing password
• Change a password

The system should allow a system administrator to:

• Create user accounts, including login name, password, and appropriate roles and permissions authorizations
• Activate and deactivate user accounts
• Set time boundaries to user accounts (e.g. 06/08/09-08/14/09 for summer interns)
• Set regular password reset requirements
• Create rules/guidelines for password creation

Standards, Guidelines + Use Cases

Community Design Workshop Notes

Services

Authentication Service