👋 Introduction
Our Trusted Research Environment, or TRE, is a secure computing environment that is specifically designed for handling sensitive data in a way that protects privacy and ensures security. Our TRE enables users (you) to conduct research in a flexible, scalable environment, but has security controls that you need to familiarise yourself with. This guide will provide step-by-step instructions to help you understand and navigate the TRE.
🧑💻 Background
You (or your PI) will have had various conversations with HIC staff and are now at the stage that all your approvals are in place, the data extract has been provisioned and you are ready to begin your research analyses within the TRE. This how-to guide should be used in conjuction with the more technical TRE knowledge base developed by HIC, you can find this here.
\uD83D\uDCD8 Instructions
How you log-in to the TRE depends on if you are an internal University of Dundee user or an external user.
For security, we use “Multi-Factor Authentication”, or MFA, which means we require two pieces of evidence to grant access to the TRE. We rely on you
knowing your username and password (our BST team e-mail user credentials)
single use codes generated by an app on your phone
One-Time Codes are generated by authenticator apps (Microsoft / Google) on your phone. Once this is setup you must always use the same app to generate your one time code. More specific technical how-to information can be found in a separate knowledge base item What is multi-factor authentication?
University of Dundee users
Open your preferred web browser, e.g., Google Chrome, and navigate to our cloud log-in page: https://hic-tre.dundee.ac.uk/
Select UoD Active Directory (Legacy) and click Login
You will be taken to the Microsoft AD login page, which will also prompt you to to use the Microsoft Authenticator app on your phone or equivalent
Once the multi-factor authentication is completed you will be logged into the TRE and see your home screen similar to below. Your project can be found under the “Studies” tab in the TRE.
External users
Open your preferred web browser, e.g., Google Chrome, and navigate to our cloud log-in page: https://hic-tre.dundee.ac.uk/
Select HIC Single Sign On and click Login
You will be taken to a new page which asks for your username and password, followed by a One Time Code. This is a six digit number which can be generated by opening Microsoft or Google Authenticator on your phone.
Once the multi-factor authentication is completed you will be logged into the TRE and see your home screen similar to below. Your project can be found under the “Studies” tab in the TRE.
Next steps
The next step is create your TRE workspace, a tailored environment to suit your needs, please click HERE for the next how-to article.
Open your preferred web browser, e.g., Google Chrome, and navigate to our cloud log-in page: https://hic-tre.dundee.ac.uk/
For security, we use “Multi-Factor Authentication”, or MFA, which means we require two pieces of evidence to grant access to the TRE. We rely on you knowing your username and password (our BST team e-mail user credentials), but also on single use codes generated by an app on your phone.
One-Time Code are generated by authenticator apps (Microsoft / Google) on your phone and more specific technical how-to information can be found in a separate knowledge base item What is multi-factor authentication?
How you log-in to the TRE depends on if you are an internal University of Dundee user or an external user;
If you are University of Dundee staff/ student member select “UoD Active Directory (Legacy)” and select Log-in
Otherwise, select “HIC Single Sign On” and select Log-in
Both steps require MFA that will require time-based one time passkey
If you are University of Dundee staff/student member you will be taken to this screen where you are prompted to use the Microsoft Authenticator app on your phone
Otherwise, you will be taken to a new page which asks for a One Time Code. This is a six digit number which can be generated by opening Microsoft or Google Authenticator on your phone.
If you setup your account using Microsoft Authenticator, future login requests require you to use Microsoft Authenticator (or Google if you setup using Google Authenticator).
Once the multi-factor authentication is completed you will be logged into the TRE and see your home screen similar to below. Your project can be found under the “Studies” tab in the TRE.
The next step is create your TRE workspace, a tailored environment to suit your needs, please click HERE for the next how-to article.
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