= Getting Access to EARS =

Access to the EARS cluster is filtered by a bastion host.  We figured the easiest way to provide secure access to users was to use SSH as a proxy from a bastion host.

 * First, create a SSH key pair and email the public key, as an attachment, to us.  Also let us know what your preferred username is.
 * Once you get word that your account has been created, please try to SSH to '''egate.deterlab.net'''  The '''-D 1080''' will open a SOCKS proxy port on your local machine. 

    {{{
$ ssh jjh@egate.deterlab.net -D 1080
Last login: Thu Jul 18 16:40:33 2013 from pod.isi.edu
FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE-p3 (EGATE) #2: Fri Jun  7 17:48:53 PDT 2013

Welcome to FreeBSD!


Handy bash(1) prompt:  PS1="\u@\h \w \!$ "
		-- David Scheidt <dscheidt@tumbolia.com>
[jjh@egate ~]$ 
    }}}

* You can now configure your browser to use the SOCKS port.  We recommend using Firefox with the FoxyProxy Standard extension.

* Once the FoxyProxy Standard plugin is installed, you can go to '''Tools -> FoxyProxy -> Options'''

* Click the "Add New Proxy" button on the right.

* Under the proxy Details tab, fill in 127.0.0.1 for the '''Host or IP Address''' field, select the '''SOCKS proxy?''' check box, and select '''SOCKS v5'''

* Now click the '''URL Patterns''' button at the top.  Add in the following pattern for EARS:

* Now in the main window, make sure '''Select Mode:''' at the top is set to '''Use proxies based on their pre-defined patterns and priorities'''

* Now you should be able to access the web interface of the EARS cluster.