If you work or study at an Australian University you will be able to login to the Nectar Research Cloud using your institutional credentials. Access to the Nectar Research Cloud is enabled by the Australian Access Federation (AAF) and Tuakiri (New Zealand).
Logging in
To log in, go to the Nectar Cloud Dashboard home page and follow the prompts.
AAF or Tuakiri Authentication
Your AAF or Tuakiri credentials are the same as your institutional username and password. If your University or organisation is a part of the AAF, they will appear in the list that is shown after clicking 'Login VIA AAF (Australia)'. Similarly, New Zealand users can 'Login VIA Tuakiri (NZ)'.
If your institution is not a member of the AAF or Tuakiri, you may be able to arrange access, click for more information here.
Does my account ever expire?
Your individual account will become inactive if you haven't logged into the Nectar Dashboard for 6 months. You can reactivate it at any time by simply logging in to the Dashboard. Note, this is only in relation to your individual account, if you have a Cloud project & resources, the expiry process for this is outlined in our project allocation expiry and renewal document.
Login Problems
If your research institution is a member but you still can't login, you can contact IT Service department of your own research institution. They can provide support for issues with your login credentials. Alternatively, you can lodge a ticket with the Nectar Cloud help desk.
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