The Auth Tool
The Auth Tool provides a means for you to map your grid credentials (ie your Grid x509 Certificate) to an existing logon account on one of the ARCS Member's supercomputers. This approach is suitable if you will be using only that supercomputer and your data is there or on your desktop.
To use the Auth Tool you must have -
- Your x509 Grid Certificate inserted into your browser, Grix can help you with this. You will be asked for the pass phrase associated with your certificate when you add it to your browser.
- You must know your user name and password at the site where you are doing the mapping. You will be asked to enter the user name and password after you have successfully connected to the service which is protected by the x509 certificate test.
If you use a number of ARCS Member sites, you may need to map each one separately, as there is no interconnection between sites based on the Auth Tool mapping.
To map your credentials, click on the appropriate link below. Further down this page is some advice if the process does not work smoothly.
| Sites associated with ARCS | Link | Notes |
| ac3 | https://nggums.ac3.edu.au | |
| ANUSF | https://nggums.apac.edu.au | |
| CSIRO | T.B.D. | |
| ESSCC | https://nggums.esscc.uq.edu.au | |
| eRSA | https://nggums.sapac.edu.au | |
| iVEC | https://nggums.ivec.org | |
| JCU | contact Russell Sim | |
| QUT | https://nggums.qut.edu.au | |
| TPAC | T.B.D. | |
| UQ | http://nggums.hpcu.qu.edu.au | |
| VPAC | https://nggums.vpac.org | |
| New Zealand | ||
| Canterbury HPC | https://nggums.canterbury.ac.nz/hpc/auth/ |
There are a couple of things that may go wrong during this process. It's important that you realise that there are two separate authentication stages happening here. If either fails, the whole thing will not work. By understanding what's going on, you will be able to work out at what stage a problem exists.
- Stage One - Depends on your certificate being available to your browser. The error message you get is generated by your browser and varies between browsers. Depending on how your browser is set up, you should see either a very simple Gums menu that includes a link to the Auth Tool; or a dialog asking you to allow your browser to supply your certificate, and then the Gums Menu. If you don't see either, please see the Certificates & Grix page for help in installing your certificate into your browser.
- Stage Two - Assuming you have successfully got past Stage One and then clicked on the Auth Tool link. If this next stage fails, it's becasue you have entered the wrong user name or password at the 'Authentication Required' dialogue box. You should use the user name and password you use to log onto that ARCS Member's supercomputer. If you don't have an account there, at that site, this process cannot work. If you have forgotten the password (because, for example, you use ssh keys to logon) then you will have to contact the site to get your password reset.
If you experience any other problems, please contact the ARCS Help Service
If you would like to know more about how the auth tool works, please see the ARCS Wiki Page