Accessing (ACCESS)
Getting an account (ACCESS)
Users can apply for an account on FASTER through ACCESS. See the ACCESS Active Resources page in the ACCESS documentation to learn how to apply.
Portal login (ACCESS)
Authorized ACCESS users can login using the Portal:
https://portal-faster-access.hprc.tamu.edu
Please visit the Portal kb page for additional information.
SSH login (ACCESS)
Jump Host
ssh login to FASTER is available through the faster jump host for authorized ACCESS users that have supplied their ssh keys.
[user@localhost ~]$ ssh -J [username]@faster-jump.hprc.tamu.edu:8822 [username]@login.faster.hprc.tamu.edu
You can find your username under your ACCESS profile: https://allocations.access-ci.org/profile
Generating SSH Keys
If you do not already have an ed25519 type key-pair you can use the below instructions to generate your ssh-keys on the host you will use to login from. The keys should automatically be generated in $HOME/.ssh/ Do NOT change the name of the generated keys or the location
Instructions for Windows users
Please use the Windows PowerShell to generate your keys.
Once you have launched the Windows PowerShell App type:
ssh-keygen -t ed25519
The command will output the following text:
Generating public/private ed25519 key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (C:\Users\username/.ssh/id_ed25519):
If you already have a .ssh directory, the follow text will not be displayed.
Created directory 'C:\Users\username/.ssh'.
Hit Enter at the following prompt.
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Hit Enter at the following prompt.
Enter same passphrase again:
More text output:
Your identification has been saved in C:\Users\username/.ssh/id_ed25519.
Your public key has been saved in C:\Users\username/.ssh/id_ed25519. pub.
The key fingerprint is:
SHA256:long_string_of_text_here
The key's randomart image is:
(many lines of characters here)
Instructions for Linux and Mac users
Launch a terminal on your Linux or Mac system and type:
ssh-keygen -t ed25519
The command will output the following text:
Generating public/private ed25519 key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/home/abhinand/.ssh/id_ed25519):
If you already have a .ssh directory, the follow text will not be displayed.
Created directory '/Users/username/.ssh'
Hit Enter at the following prompt.
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Hit Enter at the following prompt.
Enter same passphrase again:
More text output:
Your identification has been saved in /Users/username/.ssh/id_ed25519.
Your public key has been saved in /Users/username/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub.
The key fingerprint is:
SHA256:long_string_of_text_here
The key's randomart image is:
(many lines of characters here)
How to submit your id_ed25519.pub key ?
Type the following command to show the contents of the id_ed25519.pub file.
cat $HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
The cat command should output a single line of text that starts with
ssh-ed25519 many_characters_here username@host
This should be strings of text specific to your key and system:
Copy the output text from the above cat command and include it in the email to keys@hprc.tamu.edu or attach the file id_ed25519.pub in your email
Do NOT send your private key. You will be notified by email when your pub key has been installed and your account is active.
MobaXterm users
MobaXterm offers the capability to use a jump host to connect to a server in a secured network zone. You can configure your SSH session to use a jump host to save time with the login process.
Click on the Session tab to create a new session. Next click SSH* in the top ribbon.
Enter login.faster.hprc.tamu.edu into the Remote host * box.
Enter your ACCESS username in the Specify username box.
Open the Advanced SSH Settings tab check the Use Private Key box. Then enter the path to your private key.
Go to the Network Settings tab and enable Connect through SSH gateway (jump host) and enter respective login data. The gateway host should be faster-jump.hprc.tamu.edu and port should be 8822. Click OK.
Start the session by double clicking the session login.faster.hprc.tamu.edu (username) in the left hand ribbon or under the Sessions tab.