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This page is for Information Asset Owners (IAO) and Information Asset Administrators (IAA) who have completed the IG assurance process.

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New customers at the Technical On-boarding stage
DSH – On-boarding process – Lifecycle, Activities and Documentation diagram

If you have completed the IG Assurance Processand are now at the technical on-boarding stage there is a particular order in which to complete the service request forms, onlyInformation Asset Owner's (IAO)ԻInformation Asset Administrator's (IAA)are eligible to complete these requests.

StepService RequestDescription
1for the Information Asset Owner (IAO)

To start, the owner must have a Data Safe Haven account.

2for each new user

Request user accounts.

3/s

Request share/s.

4(پDzԲ)

Add/remove user to share.

Close a share
StepService RequestDescription
1for each share

Leavers should be removed from the share. An account that is not a member of any share will be disabled.

2

Request to securely delete a share,a“DSH – Data Deletion Record” will be issued upon completion of this request.

DSH joiners
StepService RequestDescription
1for each new user

Request user accounts, aDSH user account is needed to use the Data Safe HavenService

2

Add user to share, can accommodate up to 12 users per form.

DSH leavers
StepService RequestDescription
1for each share

Leavers should be removed from all your shares. An account that is not a member of any share will be disabled.

All Service Requests

Service RequestDescription

You can request a new user account for members of your teamif the personhas registered information governance trainingin the last 12 months. The person must also read and sign the prior to submitting this request. Please notein order for the person toupload thetraining completion certificate and sign the acceptable use statement theyrequire an active UCL account. For external users there are some additional steps so submit this request and we will provide instructions on what to do next.

  • A DSH user account is needed to use the Data Safe HavenService, and the account holder will be required to register and renew IG training with theInformation Governance Training & Awareness Serviceevery12 months.
  • We no longer run inductions sessions and instead provide the user with the necessary information to gain access to the DSH. However we now require a mobile phone number oran alternative e-mail address for the user, this is to provide the PIN number separately from the Token for security purposes. We will only use this information for this purpose and will be stored securely. After the password and PIN has been changed users will get access to the DSH portals and their shares.
  • Joiners must be a member of at least one share, enter the name of the share in the New User Account form. You can add to additional shares using the Add/Remove to share process described below. If the share does not exist please also submit a New Share request. DSH users who are not a member of any share will be disabled.
Note: The Information Asset Administrator (IAA) does not need to have a DSH account.
Note: If the user does not have a UCL account please use their email address in the'DSH User ID' field.
New Share

Shares can be created automatically using the Share Request Tool (details below) which is accessible to IAOs and IAAs when you log into the DSH if you have a DSH account. Alternatively use this (Note: the DSH User ID is usually their UCL username, if they do not have a UCL account they will have been assigned a DSH specific username, you can use their email address in this form).

  • A share is a folder in the Data Safe Havenwhich you make accessible to one or more users. Each user has read/write permissions to the share. Request new sharesto segregate and organise data according to user access requirements.
  • Before requesting a share, the owner must have completed the statement of accountability on the information governance portal which is marked 'Stage 1'. The statement is completed in relation to a research project which may require one or more shares.
  • The request for a share must reference the project by its CaseRef which can be found on the sharepoint.
  • Share names must start with a letter or number, can contain only letters, numbers, and the underscore(_) character, and be no longer than 30 characters.
  • Once the share has been created you can add members to the share, see the following section Add/Remove User to share for more details.

Share Request Tool

To create a share yourself automatically, log into the DSH Desktop and go to DSH Share Management on the Start Menu. Select Share Request.Here you can select the CaseRef for one of your projects, enter the share name that you wish and click Submit Request. If the share name already exists it will alert you and you will need to enter in a different name. Once the request is submitted it will take up to an hour to create, it may adjust the name slightly by removing spaces and replacing invalid characters. Once created you will see it when you open Share Manager and you will be able to then add users to the share. By default the IAO will be automatically added, this user should not be removed. The share will then appear in the S drive when logged on as a user who is a member. If the share does not appear in Share Manager after over an hour then please contact the team bygoing to theand completethe Data Safe Haven - General DSH Enquiry formand we will investigate to identify what the problem is.

DSHShareRequest
Add/Remove User to Share

Users can be added or removed using the Share Manager Toolif they exist in the DSH (details below)which is accessible to IAOs and IAAs when you log into the DSH if you have a DSH account. Alternatively use this and we will update this for you.

  • Leavers should be removed from all your shares. An account that is not a member of any share will be disabled.
  • A user can be a member of multiple shares including sharesfor different research projects.

Share Manager Tool

To add or remove users to a share yourself automatically,log into the DSH Desktop and go to DSH Share Management on the Start Menu. Select Share Manager.After clicking on the program the following should appear, this may take several seconds. You will see a drop down box that should contain all the shares for the projects that you are IAO or IAA for. You can select one and click List All Current User Access to view the users who currently have access. You can then add or remove access to a user by entering their DSH username (this is usually the same as their UCL username but if they do not have a UCL account they will have a DSH specific username) and selecting the access you require. When you click Update it will ask you to confirm and show the name of the user for confirmation. The changes will take effect after a few seconds.

DSHShareManager

You can request to recover data within 90 days.

  • All backups are scheduled to run daily during evenings and nights outside of normal working hours.

You can request to securely delete a share, or data within a share.

  • Where there is a requirement for securedata deletion, a“DSH – Data Deletion Record” will be issued upon completion of this request.

You can request to add file transfer portal outbound rights to an existing user or revoke them.

  • File Transfer PortalOutbound Rights allowsa user to
    • Download files from the Data Safe Haven
    • Send Secure Mail

You can request to add Print@UCL rights to an existing user or revoke them.

  • Print@UCL Rights allows a userto print from within the Data Safe Haven and retrieve the job from any Print@UCL device.
Software and ServicesReview the available software and services and details on how to make a request.