Getting Access to BNL¶
Brookhaven National Lab has two types of accounts.
- lightweight Federated Identity account for accessing Jupyter instance at BNL SDCC and
- full SDCC account which includes access to Jupyter as well as ssh access to analysis facility.
Full SDCC Account¶
The main site for new user sign-up for a full SDCC account is here: BNL New User Account
Applying for a BNL computing account is a multi-step process. You will need to go through the following steps:
- Register for a Guest Number (if you don't already have a valid Life or Guest Number)
- Same for as if you were going to visit BNL campus
- Most likely will need to upload photos of identification
- Non-citizens will need to upload your CV
- Complete CyberSecurity training and Computer Use agreement
- Sign up for a New User Account
- Complete directly on the BNL New User Account site above
Lightweight Federated Identity Account¶
The Federated Identity account is quicker to get and users connect BNL AF resources only through the Jupyter Hub instance. BNL now has a Jupyter instance that allows ATLAS members to sign in with their CERN or SLAC computer credentials.
Prerequisites¶
As a prerequisite, you will need to obtain an ORCID number. CERN encourages all those involved in scholarly communication (i.e. all ATLAS members) to get an ORCID. Please use this link to register: https://orcid.org/register
BNL requires multi-factor authentication (MFA) to access these accounts. Currently Federated accounts from CERN or SLAC are accepted.
If you have an existing SDCC account, you will need to enable MFA for your SDCC account by following the procedure described here: https://www.sdcc.bnl.gov/information/unified-multi-factor-authentication
You will need to make certain that your CERN account is set up for MFA. See this link for further details: https://security.web.cern.ch/recommendations/en/2FA.shtml
SLAC also has a multi-factor authentication option. You will need to enroll in SLAC DUO. Instructions on setting up Two Step Authentication @ SLAC can be here: https://www-internal.slac.stanford.edu/twostep/
It will typically take one to two business days to get a light-weight BNL Federated ID account.
Apply for account¶
To start: connect to https://federated.sdcc.bnl.gov/
You will first come to this authorization page:
If you already have an SDCC account, you can use it to log in by entering username/password on the left side of this page.
To use your CERN login, select the CERN button on the right. This will send you to a CERN login page (NB: MFA will be required at that point).
Once you have successfully logged in, you will be directed to an account registration page. On this page, all fields are required, in particular the ORCID as shown below.
If you have an existing SDCC Account, please select the "Yes" button and enter your SDCC username. This will help us map your federated login to this existing account.
Finally, as a verification step, you will be required to enter the designated point of contact's name. This name must not be shared with anyone outside the ATLAS collaboration. It can be found here: https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/Atlas/BNLJupyter.
Once you submit your account request, you will receive an email from RT-RACF-UserAccounts@bnl.gov with subject line starting with "Lightweight User Account Request for ATLAS Federated ID from