Sign in to Flywheel with University Credentials

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Introduction

Flywheel is updating how users sign in using their university credentials. This new sign in process improves the security of your Flywheel site and makes it easier to collaborate with users.

This article explains how to sign in to Flywheel using your university's single sign-on credentials. If you have been using Google to sign in to Flywheel, then you should continue using that method.

Note: This feature is only available on V3. Learn more about Flywheel's V3 infrastructure.

Instructions

  1. Open Chrome, and go to your university's Flywheel site. For example www.university.flywheel.io.

    You are redirected to the www.login.flywheel.io site. You will be automatically redirected to this page each time you need to sign in to Flywheel.

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  2. If you use your university email to log in, Select University Credentials via CILogon.The first time you sign in, you are redirected The CILogon authorization page.

  3. Choose your university from the list of identity providers.

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  4. To skip this step in the future, enable Remember this selection.

  5. Click Log On and you will be redirected to your university login page.

  6. Enter your university username and password. You are then redirected back to your Flywheel site and signed in.

Choosing a Different Identity Provider

If you select a provider and choose Remember this Selection, then you will need to delete CILogon cookies from your browser to change the identity provider you use.

To delete CILogon cookies:

  1. Go to https://cilogon.org/me

  2. Under Browser Cookies, select the cookie

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  3. Click Delete Checked.

  4. Navigate back to your Flywheel site, and sign in.  You will be redirected to CILogon's page where you can choose a different identity provider.