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When it comes time to give you access to the data, a Genomics England account will be issued to you using the institutional email address which we hold for you. Included within this email will be your username and instructions on how to access your password using a secure and encrypted service called ???. Your Research Environment username and password are part of a Single Sign-On system and will be used to gain access to a number of other systems within the Embassy. Their safety is of upmost importance:
Do NOT
share your password with anyone;- Do take care when using them on shared computers;
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use a phrase that is common to you. Choose something random, but easy enough to remember. - Using personal information for your password such as a family member name, brand, location etc. could well be guessed. Try something else!
Try to be a little unusual when adding special characters. Replacing an s with $ and a ! on the end are very common, and is something a person will try if they think they might know your password. When was the last time you put a # into a password? Just adding one random character can make your password much more secure.
Never write it down. If you write down your password, it defeats the purpose of having one entirely. If you need clues as to which password you have used to each system, keep a log of clues but make sure they do not contain anything to do with the password (For example: If my password is “@range$86” – My clue could be “Fruit”, or “Vitamin C”) - Spend time to make a good quality password and clue.
Never share it – if you need to for some reason share a password protected document or system with someone else, change the password to something specific to that task. NEVER share your own password.
Public or shared computer? Do not SAVE your password. - Be mindful when letting a system remember your password. You could potentially be giving other people full access without the need to guess anything!
Once you have your login credentials, Prior to gaining access there are a number of steps to be undertaken before you will get data access:
- You will need to complete an Information Governance course.
- You will need to sign the GeCIP Rules agreement.
- You will need to inform the Genomics England Service Desk of the successful completion of Information Governance #is this still the case?#
Information Governance Training
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