Last modified by Carina Enke on 12.01.2024

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1 The 12.4 OPAL-Version provides a **separate and additional password protection to access the system administration as well as the user and group administration** of OPAL. This is another technical feature to make sure that the access to user data and critical system functions is protected in an even better way.
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3 In order to continue to use all functions as usual after the update, users must have at least one of the following roles
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5 * **User administrator**
6 * **Group administrator**
7 * **System administrator**
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9 who use an **alternative login (e.g. via shibboleth authentication or LDAP)**, **must have an OPAL password**. They were asked to update their OPAL password or set a new one before the update.
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11 If this has not yet been done and if you do not currently have access to the administration areas, please contact a user administrator at your institution.