Conferencing (Audio and Web)
IS&T supports the Zoom audio and web conferencing service for the MIT community.
Note: IS&T has retired MIT's Webex service.
Staff
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APIs
IS&T provides a number of web services for accessing enterprise data or integrating with our central systems through the MIT Developer Connection. Application developers can integrate with or consume data from these systems using a standard protocol via the MIT APIs below.
MIT Kerberos Accounts
Your MIT Kerberos account (sometimes called an Athena/MIT/email account) is your online identity at MIT. Once you set up your account, you will be able to access your MIT email, educational technology discounts, your records, printing services, and much more.
When you register for an account on MIT's Athena system, you create your MIT Kerberos identity.
Certificates
Athena Computing Environment
Athena is an academic computing environment provided to the MIT community in the form of remote access servers (known as the “dialups”), a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), and Pharos, a hold-and-release service for printers distributed across campus.
Touchstone Authentication
MIT Touchstone is the Institute's single sign-on (SSO) web authentication service that allows members of the MIT community to log in to participating MIT and federated websites and applications using their MIT Kerberos credentials. When using a Touchstone-enabled application, your credentials are never passed to the application service.
New in 2024: IS&T has launched a new version of Touchstone, now powered by Okta Identity Engine, a modern, cloud-based and extensible platform.
Laptop Recommendations for Staff
IS&T assists the MIT community with computing needs analysis and purchasing advice. Laptop computers running the Windows or macOS operating system (OS) are strongly recommended for Institute faculty and staff since they provide the maximum flexibility needed to work anywhere on campus.
Guest Kerberos Accounts
MIT onboarding processes automatically provision a Kerberos account for students, staff, faculty, and family members who reside on campus. Other individuals who need an MIT digital identity in order to access resources requiring authentication, but who are not active students, staff, or faculty, may be provided a sponsored guest account.
Wikis
IS&T offers the MIT Wiki Service to provide MIT groups and organizations with collaborative web spaces. Any MIT community group, project, or organization can request a wiki space.
Telephone Services
IS&T provides Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone service to MIT individuals, groups, departments, labs, and centers (DLCs) via the Zoom Phone platform.
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