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How to get access to SD Services: Project member

Instructions in Finnish (PDF)

Use case

You need access to SD services for processing research data. You are member of a research team and research team manager has invited you to join CSC project.

Solution

  1. Create a CSC account
  2. Join to CSC project
  3. Activate MFA Authentication
  4. Log into SD Services

How to get started as project member.

Step by step tutorial

1. Create a CSC account

  • Go to MyCSC portal
  • Log in with Virtu or Haka, based on your home organization's federation. Select your home organization and log in to their identity service. How to get an account without Haka or Virtu.
  • Fill in your information on the Sign up page.
  • Create a password with at least 12 characters, including upper and lowercase letters and at least one number. No special characters allowed.
  • You will get your CSC user account confirmation via email.

2. Join to CSC project

The project manager has either added you to a CSC project or sent you an invitation link.

  • Option A: Project manager has already added you as a member. Check your email for a notification and log in to MyCSC to find the project.
  • Option B: You received an invitation link via email. Click the link to apply for membership, and the project manager will approve your membership application.

3. Activate MFA Authentication

You need to activate MFA (multi-factor authentication) to log in the Sensitive Data services. More about multi-factor authentication.

  • Install an authentication app (e.g., Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator) on your mobile before activating MFA.
  • Click Enable MFA in the Project notifications window (top right corner) or go to the Profile page (left navigation or top right hamburger menu).
  • Enable Multi-Factor Authentication by clicking Activate.
  • A QR code will be created. Scan it with your authentication app (e.g., Google Authenticator).
  • Your app will generate a verification code. Enter this code in the Verification code field on MyCSC and click Verify.

Multi-Factor Authentication.

4. Log into SD Services