ISC will bulk load any of these accounts that do not create new conflicts into PennNames and will return a list of conflicts generated for you to evaluate. I conflicts, there are some suggested guidelines which are reflected on the reports given to the PennNames reps. The guidelines are that if the name in conflict has an alternate PennName which could be used to avoid the conflict and not create a new conflict, then that is the suggested name. Accounting is the process of measuring the resources a user has consumed. Typically, accounting measures the amount of system time a user has used, or the amount of data a user has sent and received.
Authentication is the process of identifying who a user is.
Typically, a user proves to the system who they are by entering a valid user name and a valid password. The set of all usernames assigned to users of a system or a service. For example, the PennNet ID is the namespace for all users of PennNet services. The legacy PennNet Authentication System that Kerberos will replace. PennNames is a database, a set of system administrator tools, and the basic policies needed to support migration to and maintenance of a common University namespace.