Protecting PDC accounts
Etiquette rules for PDC accounts. What you need to think about when you use your PDC account and its associated Kerberos password.
- Never send your password in an e-mail or enter it on a web page.
- Don't write your password on remote computers, not even on PDC's!
- Do not create chains of login. Connect directly from your local computer to PDC's system.
Never connect through a middle computer to PDC!
- Never reuse an old password or use weak passwords.
- Always use different passwords for different systems.
- Don't lend other people your account or password.
If your account falls in the hands of an intruder, this might not only lead to your research begin stolen or sabotaged, but your account could be used as a springboard for other mischief such as distributed denial of service attacks, i.e. other people's work will also be at risk. If you suspect that your account has been compromised, please contact PDC support.
Keep this rule of thumb in mind:
Never write your PDC password on a computer which you can't touch at the same time!
If we detect that you are careless with your password, or use your account in an insecure way, PDC will retract your account privileges at once.
When you applied for your PDC account you also signed the KTH rules for computer access.
