To gain access to Ramses, you need to fulfil three requirements (in any order):
To gain access to Ramses, you need to fulfil three requirements (in any order):
- apply for a project
- apply for a project on our [Jards web portal]((https://hpc-access.itcc.uni-koeln.de/jards/WEB/application/login.php?appkind=itcc))
- secure the connection with SSH keys (first factor)
- secure the connection with SSH keys (first factor)
- set up a second authentication factor (2FA - two-factor authentication)
- set up a second authentication factor (2FA - two-factor authentication)
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New users can apply for a trial account with limited core/GPU hours without a project description. Applications for a full account need a project description to be reviewed. Up to 15 million core hours per project, a technical review (reasonable usage of resources) is sufficient. Beyond that, a scientific review (importance of research) will be necessary.
New users can apply for a trial account with limited core/GPU hours without a project description. Applications for a full account need a project description to be reviewed. Up to 15 million core hours per project, a technical review (reasonable usage of resources) is sufficient. Beyond that, a scientific review (importance of research) will be necessary.
Please note: All applications have to be signed by the applicant and the responsible head of the working group/department.
### 2.1 Multi-factor authentication
### 2.1 Multi-factor authentication
For security reasons, you can't login with a combination of username and password. Instead, we use a system called **Multi-Factor Authentication** (MFA, sometimes 2FA for two-factor authentication), i.e. you need to prove your identity with two different (as in different systems/locations) factors:
For security reasons, you can't login with a combination of username and password. Instead, we use a system called **Multi-Factor Authentication** (MFA, sometimes 2FA for two-factor authentication), i.e. you need to prove your identity with two different (as in different systems/locations) factors:
