For each controlled access study, there is a corresponding Data Access Committee(DAC) to determine the access permissions. Access to actual data files is not managed by NGDC.
The authorized entity executes deliberative assessments and grants authorization for access to restricted data, in accordance with the stipulations of the informed consent form and/or the pertinent national research ethics dictates.
You need to install the Aspera Connect plugin before uploading your files. If you dont have Aspera Connect plugin installed in your computer, please Download Aspera Connectand install it first.
[path/to/ascp]: Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\Aspera\Aspera Connect\bin\ascp.exe or
c:\users\[username]\AppData\Local\Programs\Aspera\Aspera Connect\bin\ascp.exe
Mac OS X: /Applications/Aspera/Connect.app/Contents/Resources/ascp (for admin's installation) or
/Users/[username]/Applications/Aspera/Connect.app/Contents/Resources/ascp (for non-admin's installation)
Linux: /opt/aspera/bin/ascp or
/home/[username]/aspera/connect/bin/ascp
[path/to/key/file] must be an absolute path, e.g.: /home/keys/aspera.openssh
[path/to/folder/containing/files] needs to specify the local folder that contains all the files to upload.