Passwords

Where do I need which password?

• HZB-account and password
  to login to
  
  
  • WindowsPCs, Exchange-Server/webmail, terminalserver, SharePoint portals
    You may have to quote your Windows domain membership:
    basisit\xyz or as an alternative xyz@basisit
    
    
  • Linux/Unix-systems, Wikis
    
    
  • WIFI eduroam or HZB-Guest
    in the form xyz@helmholtz-berlin.de
    
• Web-username (this is your e-mail address)  and web-password
  to get access to web applications und protected webpages, i.e. changing password

Please note:

The web applications

• ebiss
• Mitarbeiterportal ESS
• SAP
• EVE

use separate password management. Don't use the same password as your internal, external or web password here.

Instruction to change passwords (PDF)

A moderately safe password will:

• have at least 8 characters length
• contain letters and numbers
• contain special characters
• contain small and capital letters
• not be a word of a common language
• not be a simple sequence of characters

You are kindly advised to change your password from time to time. If you may think it is compromised, you should it change immediately.

Use the following web applications

• change password
• change web password

to change your passwords.

If you have to write down your passwords, please keep them as safe as your banknotes!