ResearchVault

ResearchVault

ResearchVault is a secure computing environment where scientists and collaborators can conduct research on restricted and confidential data.

The system is modeled on a bank vault where you receive:

• An individual deposit box with secure storage for valuables
• Privacy from other users and bank staff
• A secure area within the vault to privately access your valuables

What does it do?

ResearchVault (also known as ResVault) is designed to act as a workstation that is secure and pre-approved with the capacity for large-scale data storage and computation. Researchers can:

• Securely store restricted data like:
  • electronic protected health information (ePHI) (HIPAA)
  • export-controlled data (ITAR/EAR)
  • student data (FERPA)
  • controlled unclassified information (CUI)
  • intellectual property data (IP)
• Store and work with larger data sets than is possible on a regular workstation
• Perform work on stored data sets with familiar software tools running on virtual machines located in the UF data center
• Concurrently run more programs than on a regular workstation
• Display work results on a graphical interface that is securely transmitted to remote devices such as desktops, laptops, or iPads
• Work collaboratively with other researchers on the same data sets using different workstations