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Rules of Behavior (ROB)
The following form is used to request an account on the Virtual Distributed Laboratory (VDL).
You must meet the following requirements to obtain a VDL account:
U.S. citizen who is at least 18 years of age.
U.S. government employee, contractor, or academic person working on a project with a U.S. government sponsor.
Note: You CANNOT sponsor your own account.
Two Factor Authentication (2FA) is required.
2FA options: CAC, Yubikey or ECA cert.
Note: Have your 2FA method of choice before requesting account.
Your VDL account acts like your library card and will give you access to any of the VDL 'community' areas.
Each individual MUST apply for their own account.
Accounts created for more than one individual (group accounts) are explicitly forbidden.
There is an annual account recertification process.
Do not reuse passwords across classification domains.
No PII information is permitted on VDL.
Current as of 5 December 2024
You are accessing a U.S. Government (USG) Information System (IS) that is provided for USG-authorized use only.
By using this IS (which includes any device attached to this IS), you consent to the following conditions:
The USG routinely intercepts and monitors communications on this IS for purposes including, but not limited to, penetration testing, COMSEC monitoring, network operations and defense, personnel misconduct (PM), law enforcement (LE), and counterintelligence (CI) investigations.
At any time, the USG may inspect and seize data stored on this IS.
Communications using, or data stored on, this IS are not private, are subject to routine monitoring, interception, and search, and may be disclosed or used for any USG authorized purpose.
This IS includes security measures (e.g., authentication and access controls) to protect USG interests--not for your personal benefit or privacy.
NOTICE: There is the potential that information presented and exported from Virtual Distributed Laboratory (VDL) contains FOUO or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). It is the responsibility of all users to ensure information extracted from VDL is appropriately marked and properly safeguarded. If you are not sure of the safeguards necessary for the information, contact your functional lead or Information Security Officer.
Notwithstanding the above, using this IS does not constitute consent to PM, LE or CI investigative searching or monitoring of the content of privileged communications, or work product, related to personal representation or services by attorneys, psychotherapists, or clergy, and their assistants. Such communications and work product are private and confidential. See our Privacy and Security Notice.
