The UMB Directory Service (UMB-DS) is a central system that manages identity information and user authentication for nearly all applications and services at UMB.

All UMB employees (Faculty and Staff) and all UMB students already exist in the UMB-DS.  Other members of the UMB community that need access to electronic applications and services at UMB, parking, or building access must become part of the UMB-DS via the UMB Community System.

The goals of the UMB Directory Service (UMB-DS) are to:

• Provide a central system for user authentication and identity information
• Have a central repository that provides a common username (UMID) and password for every application
• Ensure demographic person data is consistent across enterprise applications
• Require minimal user intervention and system administration to maintain the accuracy of identity data throughout the university

CITS has developed a number of resources for Schools and Departments to use to employ UMB-DS (log in authentication required) in their environments, including:

• A copy of the UMB-DS schema (the listing of all information stored for each user)
• Code snippets that assist custom applications to connect to UMB-DS
• Standard configuration data that LDAP capable applications typically require

In addition, CITS is available for strategic and technical consultation concerning Identity Management and taking advantage of the UMB-DS by emailing us at DL-CITS Directory Services.