Access Policy

Summary of acceptable use policy

The LEO HPC cluster (hereafter referred to as LEO, "cluster", "resources", "system") is used among multiple users in a shared way, thus your actions can have serious impact on the system and can affect other users. The following policies and rules are in place to ensure proper and fair use of the computing resources, as well as to prevent unauthorized or malicious use.

User accountability

LEO users are accountable for their actions. Violations of policy, procedure, and security rules may result in applicable administrative sanctions or legal actions. Users are requested to report any computer security issues and incidents of possible misuse or violation of the account policies to

ugyfelszolgalat@kifu.hu

Resource use

The use of LEO is restricted to academic and research purposes only. Only users affiliated with organisations in partnership with KIFÜ may get accounts. There may be exceptions for this rule in special cases, e.g. an urgent research/development of high impact. Such approval is at the sole discretion of KIFÜ.

Only users with a valid account could use LEO (within the limits of the received quotas) and only for tasks related to their scientific project with which they applied for resources. Users are responsible for using resources in an efficient, effective, ethical, and lawful manner. LEO resources should be used with care to avoid using more capacity than needed. The use of (or the attempt of using) resources beyond the limits of the quotas received is prohibited. The use of resources for personal or private benefit is prohibited. The use of resources to support illegal, fraudulent, or malicious activities is prohibited. Users are required to use resources in accordance with these rules, efficiently, and in a way that does not interfere with or impair the work of other users.

Users are solely responsible for all activities carried out by their account and for the resources made available to them.

In addition to complying with the provisions of this policy users must obey the instructions of the LEO operational team at all times.

Account usage

All accounts on LEO are personal. Users of LEO are not permitted to share their accounts with each other or with persons that do not have an account. To request special data-sharing arrangements among a group of users, you should send a message to

hpc-support@kifu.hu

The access to LEO is permitted only via a secure communication channel (e.g. SSH) to the respective master or gateway login node. Compute nodes are intended for handling heavy computational work and must be accessed via the resource management system (Slurm) only. Direct access to compute nodes is not permitted. It is forbidden to use LEO for activities that are not closely related to the research project. (e.g. e-mail, web browsing etc.) Deployment/operation of network services is also prohibited. Users should not make copies of system configuration files (e.g. the password file) for unauthorized personal use, nor to provide such information to other users or outside personnel.

Software and data

Users should not attempt to access any data or programs contained on the cluster system for which they do not have authorization or explicit consent of the owner of the data/program. Users shall not download, install, or run security-related programs or utilities that reveal weaknesses in the security of the LEO systems. Installation of software on the cluster must include a valid license (if applicable). No software will be installed on the cluster without prior proof of license eligibility. All such information has to be communicated to LEO operation team by sending a message to

hpc-support@kifu.hu

LEO resources should be used to store only data directly related to the research being undertaken by the user on the cluster.

Resources are never to be used for storing any data not directly related to the current research, unless explicitly approved by the LEO operational team.

Data stored on LEO are not subject to backup.

Users are responsible for securing and backing up any data copied to or generated on LEO.

Contact information

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us by e-mail:

hpc-support@kifu.hu

Changes to the acceptable use policy

The LEO cluster acceptable use policy will be amended and reviewed periodically, and KIFÜ reserves the right to modify and update the present terms whenever deemed necessary, whereas any changes shall become effective after publication on this [Access Policy].