AAI usage guide
Overview
This wiki page contains information about registering an account with the EGI AAI in order to access a variety of EGI tools and services using the same account.
Signing Up for an EGI Account
To access EGI resources, you need to sign up for an account. As part of this process you will be assigned a personal EGI ID, which will then be used across all EGI tools and services. To register your account, follow the instructions below:
1. | Enter the following URL in a browser: https://aai.egi.eu/signup | |
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2. | Select your Identity Provider from the discovery page:
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3. | Enter your login credentials to authenticate yourself with your Home Organisation | |
4. | After successful authentication, you may be prompted by your Home Organisation to consent to the release of personal information to the EGI AAI Service Provider Proxy. | |
5. | On the EGI AAI Consent about releasing personal information page, click Yes, continue to consent to the release of personal information to the EGI User Account Registry. If you select the Remember option, your browser will remember your choice unless you clear your cookies or restart the browser. | |
6. | After successful authentication, you will be redirected to the EGI account registration form. On the introductory page, click Begin to start the registration process. Depending on the attributes released by your Identity Provider, you will need to go through one of the following account registration processes:
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7. | On the registration form, click Review Terms and Conditions (Grid Acceptable Use Policy - Grid AUP). | |
8. | If you agree to the EGI AAI Terms of Use, select the I Agree option. Important: You will not be able to agree to the terms until you review them. | |
9. | Finally, click Submit to submit your request. Important: You will not be able to submit your request until you agree to the terms. | |
10. | After submitting your request, EGI AAI will send you an email with a verification link in it. After you click that link, you'll be taken to the request confirmation page. | |
11. | After reviewing your request, click Confirm and re-authenticate yourself using the Identity Provider you selected in Step 2. | |
12. | In the case of the Sign Up registration, you need to wait for an EGI User Sponsor to approve your request to join the EGI User Community. Upon approval, EGI AAI will send you a notification email. |
Note: After your registration has been completed, you can manage your profile through the EGI Account Registry portal at https://aai.egi.eu/registry.
Linking Additional Organisational/Social Identities to your EGI Account
Identity linking allows you to access EGI resources with your existing personal EGI ID, using any of the login credentials you have linked to your account. You can use any of your organisational or social login credentials for this purpose. To link a new organisational or social identity to your EGI account:
1. | Enter the following URL in a browser: https://aai.egi.eu/registry | |
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2. | Click Login and authenticate using any of the login credentials already linked to your EGI account | |
3. | Navigate to My EGI User Community Account page in one of the following ways:
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4. | Under the Organisational Identities section of your profile page, click Link New Identity. | |
5. | On the introductory page for Identity Linking, click Begin | |
6. | On the Link New Identity form, click Review Terms and Conditions (Grid Acceptable Use Policy - Grid AUP). | |
7. | If you agree to the EGI AAI Terms of Use, select the I Agree option. Important: You will not be able to agree to the terms until you review them. | |
8. | Finally, click Submit to submit your request. Important: You will not be able to submit your request until you agree to the terms. | |
9. | After submitting your request, EGI AAI will send you an email with a link in it. After you click that link, you'll be taken to the Link New Identity confirmation page. | |
10. | On the Link New Identity confirmation page, click Confirm | |
11. | After confirmation, you will need to sign in using the login credentials from the home identity provider you want to link to your account. |