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.