Common Access Card (CAC)
The Common Access Card (CAC) or Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card is a means of access to RDHPCS resources for both Web and SSH access. To obtain a CAC, work with your local admin services team as they need to start the application process. Some labs can issue CACs on-site, otherwise you will have to visit a RAPIDS site. The site locator website is ID Card Office Online.
CAC/PIV SSH Key Enrollment
To register your CAC or PIV for access to the NOAA RDHPCS systems:
Insert your CAC/PIV into your reader.
Open a web browser and navigate to the RDHPCS AIM portal:
Be sure and authenticate with your CAC/PIV. Once you have authenticated, the certificate on your CAC/PIV will be used to automatically register an “SSHKEY Token” for use in the NOAA RDHPCS environment.
Important
If you have a new CAC/PIV you must remove the old CAC/PIV from AIM by visiting the AIM MFA page. Once that is done, navigate to the main AIM page above to register your new CAC/PIV
Important
CAC/PIV authentication is preferred for interactive RDHPCS logins. However, the following services require Yubikey and do not support CAC/PIV authentication:
Authenticating to role accounts
Authenticating to trusted and untrusted DTNs for data transfers
Authenticating to Globus for data transfers
Data transfers using the port tunnelling method
Once your key has been registered by performing the above steps, you may proceed to use your CAC / PIV / SSHKEY to connect to RDHPCS bastions. See CAC SSH Login for details.