HfMDK account for students
The HfMDK account is your central user ID at the HfMDK Frankfurt. The HfMDK account consists of a login name and a domain. This combination is generated automatically and cannot be changed. The authorization to use the account is valid for the duration of the membership and expires automatically upon its termination. An extension beyond this period is not possible.
Schulungsunterlagen HfMDK-Account für Studierende
Procedure
All students are automatically set up with an account by the Computer Center when they enrol. Your user name is made up of your matriculation number and the domain "students.hfmdk-frankfurt.de". If your matriculation number is, for example, "12345", your full user name is "12345@students.hfmdk-frankfurt.de". Please note that your account will be created or unblocked at the earliest 24 hours after enrollment / re-registration!
Activation of the accounts
To be able to use the account, you must first activate it and assign a password. To do this, go to the "Reset by e-mail" section in the self-service portal and enter your full user name and your private contact e-mail address (emergency contact) in the form. You will then receive an e-mail at this address with further instructions.
Change password
To change your password, please use the self-service portal: enter your full user name, the current password and the new password twice.
Forgotten password
If you have forgotten your password, you can reset it yourself in two steps via the self-service portal: To do this, enter your user name and your private contact e-mail address (emergency contact) in the form. You will then receive a link by e-mail that you can use to set a new password.
Login domain
The login domain of your account is students.hfmdk-frankfurt.de.
Validity of the accounts
The validity of an account ends at the end of each semester (winter semester: March 31, summer semester: September 30). The account is automatically extended for the following semester if you re-register on time.
Password guidelines & emergency contact
Keyword Guidelines
To ensure basic security of the passwords used, so-called password guidelines exist. These define minimum requirements for the structure, complexity and length of the permitted passwords:
- The length is at least 8 characters
- The password contains characters from at least 3 categories:
- Lowercase letters (a-z incl. umlauts, diacritics, Greek and Cyrillic characters)
- Capital letters (A-Z incl. umlauts, diacritics, Greek and Cyrillic characters)
- Numbers (0-9)
- Special characters (~!@#$%^&*_-+=`|\(){}[]:;"<>,'.?/)
- The username and/or realname must not be included in the password
Tips on choosing and using passwords can be found at the BSI in its section "BSI for Citizens", among others.
Emergency contact/contact email address
What is the emergency contact and what is it for?
- For the emergency contact or contact email address, enter a personal email address other than your email address at HfMDK Frankfurt. The emergency contact is only needed to recover the password as well as to request the username.
How do I set my emergency contact?
- In the students and staff section (excluding administration), your email address that you provided when you enrolled or started working at the HfMDK is automatically set. If you forget your password, for example, and do not yet have an emergency contact, you can set an emergency contact on site at the computer center. Please bring a photo ID for this purpose.