Services and User Accounts

To use the various IT services at UZH for studying, research, and teaching, several services and user accounts are available to you.

For most services, an account in the Identity Manager is required.

An account consists of:

• the service name and
• the user ID used for login.

The following can be used as a user ID:

• the UZH full name for the Identity Management service
• the email address as the UZH standard login, or
• the short name for additional services

Identity Management

The Identity Management service centrally manages all users and their accounts. Access is provided via Active Directory (UZH standard login) in combination with multi-factor authentication (MFA / 2FA).

• Identity Manager Login

Note for IT administrators:
The Identity Management password is only required for password changes or console access.

Active Directory (UZH Standard Login)

To access these services, use your UZH email address.
Active Directory is commonly used together with MFA.

Examples of services that use Active Directory:

• User profile
• Microsoft 365 (Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, OneDrive, OneNote, etc.)
• Zoom
• PrintPlus
• Student portal
• Module booking
• Citrix
• Workplace and Collaboration (UZH VPN, Wi-Fi, eduroam)

WebPass

Note:
The WebPass service is being phased out. It is currently still used to access some backend systems, such as the Magnolia CMS.

WebMod

This service is not intended for individual users and can only be used upon special request.

Note for IT administrators:
WebMod is exclusively intended for system access.