Getting an account

Important

This Rubin Science Platform at the NTS is for internal Rubin Observatory engineering and testing. If you are a DP0.1 delegate, switch to the main Notebook Aspect documentation at https://nb.lsst.io/.

You need NCSA Kerberos credentials to log into the Rubin Science Platform at the NTS. Members of Rubin Observatory receive an NCSA Kerberos account as part of your onboarding. If you haven’t onboarded yet, talk to your T/CAM or sponsor.

Installing and configuring the VPN

Unless you are connecting to the Rubin Science Platform at the NTS from a pre-authorized, internal, network, you need to use a VPN.

To set up the NCSA VPN, you to:

Follow the documentation Connecting to the VPN System (external link) for details on using Cisco AnyConnect VPN client and NCSA DUO for two-factor authentication.

Once you account is set up, your next step is to Log in.