Request an external account
This service is requested by employees of the University of Graz, the duration is one year and must be renewed if necessary.
When a new external account is created by uniIT, an initial password is set, which must be changed by the account user within a certain time frame. This is done via a web mask; the selected passwords have a validity period of 360 days.
The redemption of the initial password is only possible on campus since February 2023!
Attention: For external access to the IT services, it is necessary to set up a multifactor authentication (MFA) and an active VPN connection.
Change password
1. as an external person, open the address https://adfs.uni-graz.at/adfs/portal/updatepassword. 2. now enter your access data:
- [account name]@public.ad.uni-graz.at and
- previous password
3. set a new password and repeat it in the last field. To increase security, the password must meet the following criteria:
- At least 12 characters
- Characters from at least 3 of the following categories: Upper case letters (A to Z), lower case letters (a to z), digits (0 to 9), special characters !$%()*+,-./:=[]_{}.
- must not contain your first name, family name or user name
- also parts of first or family names should not be used
4. click Submit.