Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the National Data Service?

  • What is NDS Labs?

  • What is NDS Labs Workbench?

  • Who is eligible for access to the Labs Workbench?

    • Labs Workbench is intended for the following users:

      • RDA and NDS Consortium members

      • Data management tool developers

      • PIs and staff on NDS-related projects

  • Does NDS Labs offer services other than the Workbench?

  • What tools/services are available in the Labs Workbench?

  • What's up with the HTTP basic authentication?

    • For security purposes, we do not expose services that have the potential to be unauthenticated or use default passwords.  Authentication is enabled by default for all services.