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2FA/MFA mandatory for Microsoft365 services
Dear students, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a security method that provides an additional layer of protection for digital accounts and applications. Instead of relying on a single authentication element, such as a password, MFA combines multiple factors to ensure that only authorised users can access a system.You probably already use MFA for private purposes such…
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Unipark is back online
Unipark is now available again. Login and access to surveys are possible again. We apologize for any inconvenience caused to all users during the downtime. For any requests for deadline extensions, we hereby confirm that Unipark was unavailable from May 21 to June 5, 2025.
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MS365 login with 2FA/MFA
To increase security when logging into MS365 for HWR Berlin students and employees 2-factor authentication or multi-factor authenticationthe will be mandatory. This is only necessary for logging in to Microsoft services.Moodle, SAM, Webmail (OpenXchange) etc. will continue to work with the usual username & password login. Log in to Microsoft365 / Office.com username@hwr-berlin.de> not your…
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Integrate digital certificate
A digital certificate is an electronic proof of authenticity that, for example, verifies a person’s identity. In real life, a certificate can be compared to an ID card. With a digital certificate, the certification authority (CA) is the issuing authority and confirms the authenticity of the certificate. The digital certificate can be used for the…
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Microsoft365 2FA/MFA self setup
To increase security when logging into MS365 for everyone at the HWR Berlin, securing your account with a second factor or multi-factor authentication will be mandatory in the future.You should already be familiar with this procedure from online banking etc. 1. Install a 2FA/MFA app We recommend the Microsoft Authenticator, but there are also other…
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Semester ticket starting from the summer semester 2025
Starting from the summer semester of 2025, students will use the Deutschlandticket via the S-Bahn Berlin app. The latest information is available on the central website for the semester ticket.
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IBM SPSS online
Students at the HWR Berlin can use IBM SPSS online in their web browser. A VPN connection to the HWR network must be active for this.-> VPN instructions Go to the website https://vpool.hwr-berlin.de/ Click on VMware Horizon HTML Access. Enter your HWR Account username and passwort Leave *DefaultDomain* as is and click on “Anmelden” Select…
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HAWKI – AI at the HWR Berlin
The HWR Berlin would like to give all members of the university the opportunity to engage constructively with generative artificial intelligence. With the start of the winter semester 2024/2025, a new IT service, HAWKI, will initially be available to teachers and students, providing data protection-compliant access to the GPT-4o (Open AI) language model via the…
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New Certificate Provider
After Sectigo terminated the contract with GÉANT (European research and education network) unscheduled as of 01/2025, a new provider was found. DFN has commissioned HARICA, an established trust service provider from Greece, to provide browser-based certificates. HARICA is part of the Greek university network GUnet and has been supported in all operating systems and web…
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Wi-Fi for ChromeOS
This guide describes the manual setup of the Eduroam Wi-Fi with the new certificate on a device running ChromeOS. Set up Wi-Fi for ChromeOS To set up Eduroam for ChromeOS, click on the following link. You will be directed to the configuration assistant page. HWR Berlin will be selected as the home organization, and ChromeOS…