Authentication and Authorisation
This quick guide will take you through the different steps involved in registering with the Life Sciences AAI (LS-AAI) authentication service developed by the EOSC Life project.
The Cancer Image Europe services have public (anonymous) and restricted (requiring authorisation) services. Public services can be accessed without an account. Access to restricted services requires valid and duly authorised credentials.
The Authentication and Authorisation Infrastructure (AAI) used in Cancer Image Europe uses the Life Sciences AAI (LS-AAI) developed in the frame of the EOSC Life project. The LS-AAI is described in detail in https://lifescience-ri.eu/ls-login/ and uses institutional Identity Providers from the EduGAIN federation to authenticate the users.
The authentication consists of the process of verifying that a user is who they declare to be. The authorisation is the process of granting the authenticated user the access to a resource according to a policy. Users in Cancer Image Europe will need a valid LS-AAI account and the membership in the EUCAIM Group to get access to the restricted area of the services.
