Two-Factor Authentication

The Department of Energy (DOE) mandates that all DOE facilities use two-factor authentication methods on all gateways into the facility that provides shell access. The SCDF gateways support SSH key login.

Gateway Machines

See Ssh Gateways for a list of gateways and complete details.

SSH Key Gateway Access

SSH keys are an implementation of a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_cryptography within https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell. For more information on SSH keys, and their generation and use, please consult the Ssh Keys page.

To upload your SSH key, visit the https://useraccount.sdcc.bnl.gov/ssh-key.

About the facility Identity, Policy, and Audit (IPA) management system for authentication and authorization

The SCDF uses a unified authentication system for user identity, policy, and audit (IPA) management on our password-protected systems and services. If you haven't registered an IPA password, please submit a password reset request to the UserAccounts RT queue: RT-RACF-UserAccounts@bnl.gov