Section III: Account Agreement and SecurID/Account Credentials Receipt

Instructions

Print, sign, and return this form by fax to ARSC User Services at 907-450-8601. (Email cannot be accepted as your actual signature is required). Your ARSC Account(s) will be activated upon our receipt of this form.

The following paragraph applies to the Principle Investigator only:

Annual Report

I understand that as a condition of continued access to ARSC resources, I will submit a brief annual report on this project describing research objectives, computational methodology, current results and significance. This report shall include references to all publications (per: Credit paragraph).

The following paragraphs apply to all users:

Account Credential Receipt

I hereby acknowledge personal receipt of the Kerberos pass phrase, SecurID card and SecurID PIN# from ARSC. I acknowledge personal responsibility for these credentials and understand that I am responsible for their security. I will protect my account from misuse. I will not share my account or its credentials with anyone for any reason.

ARSC Account Policies

I hereby attest that I have read, understand, and agree to be bound by the rules, policies, and procedures regarding my access to ARSC resources. (see: www.arsc.edu). I agree to report to ARSC any problems I encounter while using ARSC systems, or any misuse of accounts or passwords by other persons which may occur and come to my knowledge. I understand that the ARSC Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) or designee will investigate each incident.

Restrictions and Auditing

I will not execute, copy or store copyrighted or proprietary software or information on ARSC systems without proper authorization. I understand that I am not allowed to process sensitive or classified information on ARSC resources. I understand that as a user of ARSC systems, my activities are audited and that misuse of ARSC resources may result in disciplinary action and/or revocation of current, or denial of future computing privileges.

Credit

I agree that I will include the following credit: "This work was supported in part by a grant of HPC resources from the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center" in any publications that result from research supported by this grant. I will submit a copy of each of these publications to ARSC (the copies can be included with the annual report).

Availability

I understand that ARSC makes a reasonable attempt to ensure the availability and integrity of my data and software through regular on-site backups of my home directory. ARSC does not maintain off-site backups of user data and I agree to assume all responsibility for the risk of loss of my data and software--regardless of the cause of that loss. I understand that ARSC makes a reasonable attempt to ensure the availability of its HPC resources and that periodically, any or all of these systems may go down for scheduled or unscheduled maintenance. I agree that it is my responsibility to ensure the recoverability of my data, wherever feasible, should any of my jobs be unexpectedly restarted or lost due to a downtime.

Return of SecurID Card

I understand the the SecurID PinPad card is the property of the DoD and ARSC and agree to return the card to ARSC upon the termination of my account. I understand that I may be charged a $50 replacement fee if I should lose my SecurID card.

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