Welcome to the SuperCDMS SNOLAB public confluence site

This page will guide our newest members through the process of registering as members of the Collaboration and gaining access to the internal resources.
If you have problems with any part of this page please reach out to the contact person of the section you're interested in or to the  Documentation Infrastructure Committee.


    First  register as a CDMS Collaboration Member

    Before requesting Confluence access or a SLAC computing account you must be registered as a member of the collaboration.  Register here.

    Then  get the additional accounts you need

    What will you be doing? Get these accounts.
    Viewing/editing SuperCDMS documentation and nothing else

    Confluence only
    Analyzing any data
    • SLAC account (includes Confluence access)
    • Gitlab account
    Developing SuperCDMS software
    • SLAC account (includes Confluence access)
    • Gitlab account

    Accessing SNOLAB computing resources

    Note this is just one predecessor for going on-site at SNOLAB. To prepare to do shifts at SNOLAB, please go to Arranging your SNOLAB Access and Training.

    SNOLAB account
    Work with the SuperCDMS hardware tracking system

    eTraveler access
    Need access to all CDMS data that ever has been or will be taken

    Fermilab (FNAL) account

    Contact: cdms-slac-contact

    Confluence is widely used by the CDMS collaboration for its internal documentation so the first step as a new member of the collaboration is to gain access to our internal Confluence space.

    If you plan to access and analyze data please get a full SLAC account.

    If you don't plan to analyze data, you can get access to Confluence via a SLAC Crowd account.  

    1. Before requesting a Confluence account, you must be a registered member of the CDMS Collaboration. The registration page is linked  here .
    2. Email cdms-slac-contact@slac.stanford.edu to create a Confluence account. Your username will be your email address as listed in the collaboration directory.
      1. Here is an example email:
      2. Hello, I am a new CDMS member and am requesting confluence-only access.  

     Contact: cdms-slac-contact 

    You will need a SLAC computer account if you plan to analyze any SuperCDMS data at SLAC.  To get access to Confluence, you will need have your SLAC computer account linked to Confluence (see Step 7 below).  Once your SLAC computing account and Confluence accounts are linked, the same username and password will give you access to both.
    Please be aware that the approval process of your user application can be quite long (typically 2-3weeks).

    1. Before requesting a SLAC username and account, you must be a registered member of the CDMS Collaboration.  The registration page is linked here.

    2. Become a SLAC User (member of SLUO, the SLAC User Organization).
      To enroll, follow the instructions at the Scientific Collaborative Researcher Registration Site: https://it.slac.stanford.edu/identity/scientific-collaborative-researcher-registration
      NOTE: this is a new procedure, please report to cdms-slac-contact any problem that you may find.

      • SLAC Project:  select CDMS
      • Point of Contact (POC): Richard Partridge

    3. When the registration is complete you will receive an email containing your SLAC ID (SID) number that is needed for cyber security training.
      Note: Your username will be automatically chosen based on the Federated Identity broadcasted by your home institution (if this is not the case you'll be asked to fill this form). The Federated Identity is what you used to register as a user at step 2.
      Follow directions for changing the default password(s) as soon as possible and complete the cyber training within 5 days from getting access to your SLAC Account. You will also need to take periodic cyber security refresher courses. Email notifications will be sent to you as reminder. Failing to take the training when due will result in the account locking, pending completion of the course.

    4. Please let cdms-slac-contact@slac.stanford.edu know that you received a SLAC account.

    5. Move on to  Working with SLAC Computing Systems (confluence access required - see Step 7) to test out your new account.

    6. You swill need to complete Cyber Security Basics training within 5 days of your account activation. You will also need to take periodic cyber security refresher courses. Email notifications will be sent to you as reminder. Failing to take the training when due will result in the account locking, pending completion of the course.

    7. Once you have your SLAC computer account, you still need to get access to the CDMS Confluence space.  Send an e-mail to the CDMS computer coordinator cdms-slac-contact@slac.stanford.edu asking for access to the CDMS group space on Confluence.

    How to get a GitLab account

    Contact: Amy Roberts

    First, create a GitLab account. Once you have an account, request access to the SuperCDMS group using the GitLab interface here. 

    Then send your information (name, institute, supervisor, email address) to the folks below. 

    How to get a SNOLAB account

    Contact: Joel Sander  

    If your supervisor has a SNOLAB account → Please ask them to fill in the new user form https://www.snolab.ca/orbeon/fr/ComputingSupport/NewSNOLABUserAccount/new.

    Form submission info:

      • Start date: SNOLAB IT will not give you access until after the start date. Usually choose the earliest day possible (the day you submit the form)
      • Account review date: your estimate for when the account will no long be needed. Often ~7yr for a PhD student, etc. I often pad by a year to reduce the hassle.

    For Supervisor with a SNOLAB account filling the new user form:
    Please make sure to tick "VPN-CUTE", "VPN-SCDSM" and "CUTE" and "SuperCDMS" in the collaboration name.


    If otherwise, send an email to Joel(Joel.Sander@usd.edu).

    Email subject: "SNOLAB New User Account" and fill in the form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQz7NS7qgnzaIz1-g1HjY8cTRQCa5SB7hq_bqZ0LcYVJMVQg/viewform?usp=sf_link

    The account creation is not immediate. It needs to be approved by SNOLAB-IT and might take up to 5 working days according to their workload. 


    User will need to install a VPN package on your computer to be able to access the network. The instructions for how to do this can be found on the SNOLAB Sharepoint site that you can access only if you have a SNOLAB account

    For instructions on accessing the CUTE machines, see https://www.snolab.ca/cute/private/TWiki/bin/view/Main/Computing. (same SNOLAB account credentials to login)

    Other resources:

    How to get a Fermilab account

    Contact: Lauren Hsu, see the SuperCDMS address book for her email

    See this page on Confluence (Confluence access required). 

    Renew Fermilab Account

    Complete this application.

    How to access eTraveler

    Contact: cdms-slac-contact

    If you need to work with the SuperCDMS hardware tracking system, the eTraveler, please register here

    Then go to the internal SuperCDMS homepage at Home

    If this link doesn't work for you, email cdms-slac-contact and let them know.  Here is an example email:

    Hi!  I'm able to log into confluence, but I can't access the SuperCDMS confluence space.  Could you add me to the SuperCDMS confluence group?


    SuperCDMS Email Contacts

    Questions about the project, the experiment or the collaboration:
    cdms-contact@slac.stanford.edu

    To contact the SuperCDMS SLAC group:
    cdms-slac-contact@slac.stanford.edu

    To contact the SuperCDMS webpages administrator:
    cdms-webmaster@slac.stanford.edu

    To contact Confluence administrators:
    confluence-admin@slac.stanford.edu

    How to get started with...

    For more information about the Collaboration, data analysis, resources, and more please visit the How to get started with.... pages (confluence password required).




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