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# Sensitive Data Services for research: user guide
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# Sensitive Data (SD) Services for research: user guide
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This guide, in CSC Docs, introduces CSC's Sensitive Data (SD) services. To navigate the CSC user guide, click on the topics on the left-hand side of the navigation bar or use the search functionality. Below you can find an overview of the contents related to Sensitive Data Services.
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## [Introduction](./intro.md)
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*[**Introduction to the user guide**](./intro.md#introduction-to-the-user-guide)
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*[**Introduction to the services**](./intro.md#introduction-to-the-services)
*[**Introduction to data encryption compatible with sensitive data services**](./sd_connect.md#introduction-to-data-encryption-compatible-with-sensitive-data-services)
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*[Introduction to data encryption compatible with sensitive data services](./sd_connect.md#introduction-to-data-encryption-compatible-with-sensitive-data-services)
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*[**Data encryption and upload (less than 100 GB)**](./sd_connect.md#sensitive-data-encryption-and-upload-less-than-100-gb) (Default analysis)
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*[Data encryption and upload for analysis (less than 1 GB)](./sd_connect.md#sensitive-data-encryption-and-upload-for-analysis-less-than-1-gb) (Default analysis)
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*[Data encryption and upload for analysis (up to 100 GB)](./sd_connect.md#sensitive-data-encryption-and-upload-for-analysis-up-to-100-gb)
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*[**Data encryption and upload with multiple encryption keys (less than 100 GB)**](./sd_connect.md#sensitive-data-encryption-and-upload-with-multiple-encryption-keys-less-than-100-gb) (Data storage and transfer)
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*[Data encryption and upload for storage and sharing (less than 1 GB)](./sd_connect.md#sensitive-data-encryption-and-upload-for-storage-and-sharing-less-than-1-gb) (Data storage and transfer)
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*[**Data sharing**](./sd_connect.md#data-sharing)
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*[Data sharing](./sd_connect.md#data-sharing)
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*[**Data download and decryption**](./sd_connect.md#data-download-and-decryption) (Data storage and transfer)
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*[Data download and decryption](./sd_connect.md#data-download-and-decryption) (Data storage and transfer)
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*[**Command Line Interface: data encryption and upload:**](./sd_connect.md#command-line-interface-data-encryption-and-upload) (Advanced)
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*[Command Line Interface: data encryption and upload](./sd_connect.md#command-line-interface-data-encryption-and-upload) (Advanced)
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*[**Command Line Interface: data encryption for data sharing**](./sd_connect.md#command-line-interface-encryption-for-data-sharing) (Advanced)
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*[Command Line Interface: data encryption for data sharing](./sd_connect.md#command-line-interface-encryption-for-data-sharing) (Advanced)
## [SD Desktop for secondary use of health and social data](./sd-desktop-audited.md)
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Access to this service requires a Findata permit. There are also [instructions](./single-register-submission.md) for single registers to submit secondary use data for research use in SD services.
*[**Setting up a virtual Desktop**](./sd-desktop-audited.md#setting-up-a-virtual-desktop)
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*[Setting up a virtual Desktop](./sd-desktop-audited.md#setting-up-a-virtual-desktop)
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*[**Working with your virtual Desktop**](./sd-desktop-audited.md#working-with-your-virtual-desktop)
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*[Working with your virtual Desktop](./sd-desktop-audited.md#working-with-your-virtual-desktop)
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*[**Accessing sensitive register data within SD Desktop**](./sd-desktop-audited.md#accessing-sensitive-register-data-within-sd-desktop)
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*[Accessing sensitive register data within SD Desktop](./sd-desktop-audited.md#accessing-sensitive-register-data-within-sd-desktop)
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*[**Default programs available on the Desktop and software customisation**](./sd-desktop-audited.md#default-programs-available-on-the-desktop-and-software-customisation)
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*[Default programs available on the Desktop and software customisation](./sd-desktop-audited.md#default-programs-available-on-the-desktop-and-software-customisation)
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*[**Data export from the Desktop**](./sd-desktop-audited.md#data-export-from-the-desktop)
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*[Data export from the Desktop](./sd-desktop-audited.md#data-export-from-the-desktop)
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*[**Deleting your virtual Desktop**](./sd-desktop-audited.md#deleting-your-virtual-desktop)
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*[Deleting your virtual Desktop](./sd-desktop-audited.md#deleting-your-virtual-desktop)
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*[**End of data access and data deletion policies**](./sd-desktop-audited.md#end-of-data-access-and-data-deletion-policies)
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*[End of data access and data deletion policies](./sd-desktop-audited.md#end-of-data-access-and-data-deletion-policies)
# Accessing Sensitive Data (SD) Services for research
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CSC's Sensitive Data Services are available to researchers and students affiliated with Finnish higher education institutions (universities, universities of applied sciences) or a state research institute.
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The legal basis for data processing determines which service component you can access and use. For example, you can directly manage research data access, uploads, or data export using SD Connect and SD Desktop. In contrast, access to register data via SD Desktop is managed by CSC's helpdesk, based on the data permit issued by the Fidata authority and in compliance with the Finnish regulations.
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Below is more information on the steps required to access the services:
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* for processing research data;
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* for processing register data under the Act on Secondary Use;
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* storage space (or quota) availability and resource (or billing units) consumption.
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You can browse through the guide using the navigation bar on the right side of this page or the search function.
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## Processing sensitive research data
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To access SD Connect and SD Desktop for storing, sharing or analysing sensitive research data:
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1. Create a user account using the [MyCSC](https://my.csc.fi) portal.
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2. Create or join a CSC project and add project members.
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3. Fill in the _Description of processing activities form_ and accept _CSC's Data Processing Agreement_.
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4. All project members should add service access to Allas (to use SD Connect) and SD Desktop, accepting the terms of use.
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5. All project members should activate their account's additional security verification (or Multi-factor Authentication) by scanning the QR code with an application (e.g. Google Authenticator).
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6. Apply for billing units or disk quota.
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For video tutorials and further guidance, check the [Accounts](../../accounts/index.md) paragraph at the beginning of this user guide.
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Once you have completed these steps, you can log in with identity federation systems (Haka, Virtu, CSC Login, or LSLogin) at:
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## Processing register data under the Act on Secondary Use
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Analysing register data under the Act on Secondary Use differs from the process mentioned above. In this case, CSC's helpdesk manages user's access to the SD Desktop computing environment in compliance with the Finnish Act on the Secondary Use of Health and Social data and the Findata authority's regulation.
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Register data can only be provided by the Fidata authority and accessed via the SD Desktop service. For more information about data provided by single registers, contact us at: [email protected].
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Register data processing is subject to several limitations. Therefore, we recommend contacting us at [email protected] (subject: sensitive data) before applying for a data permit to verify if the service matches your needs.
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1. Create [a CSC account](../../accounts/how-to-create-new-user-account.md) by logging in at the [My CSC portal](https://my.csc.fi) with your Haka account. If organization is not a member of the Haka or Virtu federation, contact us at [email protected]. Additional steps will be necessary to verify your identity.
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2. Next, apply for a CSC project writing to [email protected] (subject: sensitive data) providing: - a copy of the data permit issued by the Findata authority; - a short description of your research project (name and research field are sufficient); - a list of all the project members, added in cc to the email (please use only organizational email addresses).
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3. Each project member should activate the account's additional security verification (or Multi-factor Authentication) by scanning the QR code with a specific application (e.g. Google Authenticator). For further instructions, see the [MFA paragraph](../../accounts/mfa.md) under the Account section on the CSC user guide;
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Note that you need to use your CSC username and password when you access data from your virtual desktop. If you don't remember your CSC password, you can [reset it](../../accounts/how-to-change-password.md) using the MyCSC portal.
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Using SD Connect and SD Desktop is free of charge for research purposes, according to [CSC's general terms of use](https://research.csc.fi/free-of-charge-use-cases). However, CSC service consumes resources: billing units for their use and quota for storage space allocation. A new CSC project includes about 10,000 billing units. You can find out how many billing units your CSC project will use with this [calculator](https://research.csc.fi/pricing). Here you can estimate the cost in billing units or euros. Once you have calculated how many billing units your project needs yearly, you can apply for more resources.
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When you apply for a new CSC project and service access for SD Connect/Allas, the default quota (or storage space) for SD Connect is 10 TB, which can be increased to 200 TB if needed. If you work with larger datasets and your project requires additional storage space, contact us for support at [email protected] (subject: sensitive data). Storing data in SD Connect/Allas consumes billing units.
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The rate is: 1 units/TiBh, i.e. 1 TB of data stored in Allas consumes 24 Billing units in a day and 8760 BU in a year.
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* Light computation, Billing units; 1.3 BU/h;
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# Sensitive Data Desktop for secondary use of health and social data
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Sensitive Data (SD) Desktop is a registered environment for secondary use of health and social data (register data). Access to the service requires a permit from the Findata authority. SD Desktop is a web-user interface that allows you to manage (start, use, delete) a virtual computer (here called Desktop, technically defined as a virtual machine) from your web browser. With the virtual Desktop, you can access the authorised datasets. No previous knowledge of cloud computing or programming expertise is required to use the service.
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Sensitive Data (SD) Desktop is a registered environment for secondary use of health and social data (register data). Access to the service requires a permit from the Findata authority. SD Desktop is a web-user interface that allows you to manage (start, use, delete) a virtual computer (here called desktop, technically defined as a virtual machine) from your web browser. With the virtual desktop, you can access the authorised datasets. No previous knowledge of cloud computing or programming expertise is required to use the service.
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When you open the connection, a virtual computing environment (Linux Centos operating system) will open into your browser. When you access the virtual Desktop for the first time, you will see the getting started panel, from which you can, for example, adjust the screen resolution.
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You can work with this virtual Desktop like in a standard computing environment. From the applications menu bar (top left corner) you can access several pre-installed programs. Examples include Open Office, image viewing applications, video and audio players, Jupiter Notebook etc. You can also open a terminal and use Linux from command line. To start using R-Studio please check [the following paragraph](../../data/sensitive-data/sd-desktop-audited.md#rstudio-in-sd-desktop).
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Security-related features of the audited SD Desktop include:
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