Toolserver:User authentication

The Toolserver uses various forms of user authentication. This page attempts to document them.

Unix
There is no Unix password associated with your account. You can log in using SSH keys (see below).

SSH
SSH private/public key pairs are used to log in instead of passwords.

LDAP
For single sign on between a few services (JIRA and this wiki in a particular), LDAP is used.

LDAP also provides access to a few command-line tools (most importantly acctrenew) and some Web-based tools (e.g., phpMyAdmin).

MySQL
Your MySQL user credentials are stored in ~/.my.cnf.

Individual tools
Individual tools use various different forms of user authentication. There is no central system currently. Some tools choose to integrate ~magnus/tusc.php.