Logging in to Bede

(see https://bede-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/latest/usage/index.html for details)

The SAFE website provides authentication services to a large number of HPC facilities so has options which are not relevant to Bede.

  • Register with your @newcastle.ac.uk email address
  • Ignore options to 'Login with institutional credentials' and 'upload ssh key' - neither of these is valid for Bede.
  • Older documentation may refer to key-based authentication for Bede. This is no longer valid. Only 2 Factor Authentication is valid for Bede.

Step 1: One-time Login Account Password

https://safe.epcc.ed.ac.uk/ provides a one-use Login Account Password for your Bede Account. N.B. only SAFE accounts using an @newcastle.ac.uk email address will be approved and there will be a delay while this manual approval process takes place. Your account status will show 'Active' when this has been completed.

  • Click Login accounts and choose your <username>@Bede login name

Retrieve the **one-use** Login Account Password for your Bede Account

  • Check that Status shows as Active
  • Click the red 'View Login Account Password' button to retrieve a one-use password

Step 2: First Login to Bede sets up 2 Factor Authentication

First login by SSH only

When you first login to Bede, or after a password reset, you should use SSH to connect to the machine (rather than x2go). Failure to do this, or to set a new password will require you to go back to Step 1 and click 'Request Password Reset'

  • Connect to Bede using ssh <username>@bede.dur.ac.uk and the one-use password from Step 1 above
  • You will be prompted to:
    • Change your password
    • Import an MFA token into an app on your mobile device

Normal login to Bede

Once MFA is set up, instead of Password, will be prompted for:

  • First Factor - this is your password
  • Second Factor - this is a one-time password code provided by the token in your app

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