Universitys have been increasingly targeted by cyber-attacks in recent years. Phishing emails have been the main culprit. As a result: entire institutions have been completely compromised for months. The University of Mainz should also have protection against this in the future.
In order to significantly improve the protection of your data and your JGU account, the Data Center is gradually introducing passkeys for browser-based applications and services at the university. You will no longer have to remember complex characer strings - your devices will do this for you. Once created, passkeys can be used over and over again and do not need to be changed.
From around July/August 2024, more and more JGU members will gradually be able to log in to certain university applications using passkeys. As part of the changeover, the university's login interface will also be adapted. This is the only way we can enable the use of passkeys.
What are the advantages of passkeys?
- Passkeys are more secure than traditional passwords.
- They are user-friendly as they only need to be created once and are then stored on your devices.
- In the event of security violations, passkeys can simply be deleted and replaced with new ones.
You can find more Information on the Passkeys website, which we update regularly: https://www.en-zdv.uni-mainz.de/passkeys/
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