How to get a BU Login and Kerberos Password

All College of Engineering faculty are required to have a BU Login and Kerberos password in order to access the Faculty Link.

The University Office of Information Technology has developed a way for faculty to do this with minimal inconvenience and maximum security.

If you have been assigned a BU ID# you may follow steps 1 & 2 below. If you are not sure whether or not you have been assigned a BU ID#, please check with your Department Director.

1. Sign on to www.bu.edu/computing/accounts. Select the “ACS/Email/Kerberos” option. (Note: if you do not want another email address, you can choose “Kerberos only” and enter your current email address on the appropriate page.) Enter your last name and BU ID “U” number.

2. You now have 4 days to do one of the following to have your account activated:

1. Go to Input/Output window at 111 Cummington Street (basement) with your BI ID Card that has a picture on it, or a picture ID and your BUID number. The Input/Output window is open 24 hours from Sunday morning at 10:00am to Friday night at 9:00pm , and Saturday from 7:00am to 9:00pm.

2. See your Department Director with a photo ID. Your Department Director can call Information Security at 353-9004 during regular University business hours to approve your BU Login.

   [Note: only a DSA (Data Security Administrator) can contact Info Security to approve BU Logins; all Department Directors are also DSA's]

If more than 4 days have passed since completing (1) above, you will need to start all over.

If you are a new faculty member who is not yet set up on the system (i.e., you have not yet been assigned a BU ID#), you will need to bring your appointment letter to the IT front office along with a picture ID to get set up. This must be done between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday-Friday at the Information Technology Front Office, 111 Cummington Street, 1st floor.