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Setting up a SLAC Guest account

Those without SLAC-approved federated identities or an existing SLAC Computing account, can create a SLAC Guest account to access DESC resources at SLAC.

When you receive an email from SLAC IT with the subject: Collaborator Invitation to SLAC resources. Click the link in Step 1, where you will visit a page that looks like this:

use the text box at the bottom where it says "Enter Identity Provider Name" to search for "SLAC Guest"

Click on "SLAC Guest", this will bring up a login page:

Click "Create Account".

Fill in the form and click “Create". Make sure to enter your email address correctly with no typos. You can use any valid email address. Preferably, this should be permanent email account that you foresee having access to for a long time, such as gmail. Your email address will be your SLAC Guest account username.

Once you click "Create", you should see:

You will then receive an email from [email protected] with the subject “New Account Activation”

Click the link in the email to set your password in the web form. When you are finished, click "Continue".

You will receive an email from [email protected] with the subject line:”New Account Activated”.

Once you have created your account, it will take SLAC up to two business days to enable your access to the DESC space on SLAC Confluence. You will be notified by email once you Confluence access is ready.

The next time you log into SLAC Confluence using your SLAC Guest account credentials, you will be prompted to set up Two-Factor Authentication (2FA):

SLAC recommends Duo Mobile to ensure future compatibility with SLAC requirements for 2FA. When you are ready with your 2FA app, click Proceed. The next screen will include a QR code you can scan into your 2FA mobile app. You will then provide the pass code from your 2FA application, enter it in the text box and click Proceed.

Logging into SLAC Confluence

Point your web browser to: https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/display/LSSTDESC/Home

• use the text box at the bottom where it says "Enter Identity Provider Name" to search for "SLAC Guest"
• Click on "SLAC Guest", this will bring up a login page:

Provider your SLAC Guest username and password and click "Login".

Forgotten Password

Point your web browser to: https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/display/LSSTDESC/Home

• use the text box at the bottom where it says "Enter Identity Provider Name" to search for "SLAC Guest"
• Click on "SLAC Guest", this will bring up a login page:

Click "Forgot Password?"

Provide the SLAC Guest account username, which is the email you used when creating the account, and then click "Send Email".