School of Science account

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1 Use

A user certificate issued by the School of Science authentication system is used for user identification, data protection, and secure network access. For example, the certificate allows the user to access the relevant Department/laboratory subnet directly from everywhere on the Wi-Fi network. A user certificate installed in a Web browser serves as a key for accessing specific Web pages.

The certificate is valid for the following services.

• Connection to Wi-Fi
• VPN connection
• SSL-VPN connection service - Comparison of VPN and SSL-VPN connection services
• File transfer service
• Host management system

2 Application for an account

Apply for an account as follows.

Ask the relevant Department/Facility (or laboratory/sectional) subnet administrator to apply for an account by submitting the following information. Information required for the application

- Name
- Furigana (Japanese reading)
- Affiliation
- Position (professor, researcher, student, etc.)
- Date of birth
- Nationality (for non-Japanese applicants)
- Date of enrollment (Date of appointment to the current position)

Student accounts are created/updated collectively by the Information Technology Team at the beginning of each academic year; thus, students do not have to apply for their accounts. Faculty members and guest researchers must apply for registration in the personnel information system (10-digit Universal ID issued after registration also serves as a user ID for the network). Be sure to provide the information listed above to the relevant network administrator. Long-stay guests (staying a month or more) should also indicate their period of stay (stay end date).

3 User certificate

Users who have an account can download and use their user certificate.

3.1 Downloading

Click here.

3.2 Installation

Certificate installation on the OS

Access to the Wi-Fi network requires user certificate installation on the OS running on your terminal.

• Double-click the downloaded user certificate to start the Certificate Import Wizard.
• Complete the import process as instructed by the Wizard. * Password entry is required.

Click on the following links for details.

Windows 7

Windows XP (Japanese)

Max OS X

Certificate installation in the Web browser

Internet Explorer

• The certificate installed on the OS is automatically imported into the Web browser.

Safari

• The certificate installed on the OS is automatically imported into the Web browser.

Firefox

• Start the Web browser and open the “Options” dialog.
• Open the “Advanced” tab -> “Encryption” tab and click [View Certificates].

  

• Open the “Your Certificates” tab and click [Import] to import the downloaded user certificate.

  

Google Chrome

• Start the Web browser and open the “Options” dialog.
• Open the “Under the Hood” tab and go to the “HTTPS/SSL” section. Then, click [Manage Certificates].

  

• Open the “Personal” tab and click [Import] to import the downloaded user certificate.

  

Opera

• Start the Web browser and open the “Preferences” dialog.
• Open the “Advanced” tab and go to the “Security” section. Then, click [Manage Certificates].

  

• Open the “Personal” tab and click [Import] to import the downloaded user certificate.