Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing

VPAC has an Acceptable Use Policy which relates to security and mis-use. All users of VPAC’s High Performance Computing Facilities must be familiar with, and abide by, this policy.

Security

• I agree not to share my VPAC account in any manner.
• I agree to use pass-phrases or passwords that are, to the best of my knowledge, secure and unknown to anyone else.
• I agree not to attempt to subvert security measures; nor to attempt to access facilities, systems or data that I am not authorised to access.
• I agree to advise the VPAC management if I become aware of any security breach or potential risk.

Usage

• I agree to use the facilities provided in an efficient and economical manner.
• I agree to use the facilities for only those purposes I have obtained approval.
• If I use software covered by any license agreement on VPAC systems I agree to be bound by that agreement.
• I agree not to use the VPAC facilities in a way that could be reasonably expected to offend other users.
• I agree to hold the operators of VPAC blameless in the event that I suffer any loss as a result of my use of the VPAC facilities.
• I accept that the facilities of VPAC may not always be available for my use in the manner that I expect and agree to hold the operators blameless in any situation where I am adversely affected by availability or any other aspect of the VPAC facilities.
• I understand that I am bound by various state and federal legislation that, amongst other things, bans Discrimination, Harassment, Vilification, Bullying and Defamation and movement or retention of Illicit material.