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• Blue Waters Update: RSA deactivation

  Created by: jenos 2020-04-07 16:22:40 (Channels: systemnotices|policychange)

  Blue Waters partners-

  RSA authentication has been deactivated as scheduled, with one exception noted below due to Globus staff availability and illness circumstance. Please note that the Globus Organizational login page will continue to accept RSA, but you may also use your Globus account, as described here.  An updated schedule for it's Duo conversion will be posted when it is known. 

  Relevant Event Timeline:

  December, 2019 

  • Duo authentication enabled
  • "-duo" suffix on supplemental ssh login hostnames and Globus endpoints

  April 1, 2020

  • HPSS Near-line storage system permanently shut down

  April 7, 2020

  • RSA authentication permanently deactivated
  • Original ssh login hostnames and online Globus endpoints will use authentication with Duo instead of RSA
  • "-duo" suffix on supplemental ssh login hostnames deprecated, but will continue to function

  [DELAYED]

  • Globus Online organizational login page will switch from RSA to CILogon
    CILogon Duo authentication can be tested before April 7 at https://cilogon.org/  (use "National Center for Supercomputing Applications" as Identity Provider)

  April 14, 2020

  • Supplemental "-duo" suffixed Globus endpoint names will be permanently retired

  Obsolete RSA hardware tokens do not need to be returned to NCSA, and can be disposed.

  If you have any questions, please send mail to help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu

   

  
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  Blue Waters partners- RSA authentication has been deactivated as scheduled, with one exception noted below due to Globus staff availability and illness circumstance. Please note that the Globus Organizational login page will continue to accept RSA, but you may also use your Globus account, as described here.  An updated schedule for...
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