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+# Accessing Whole Tale
+
+In this section you'll learn how to access the Whole Tale platform:
+
+Questions:
+* How do I access Whole Tale?
+* What am I authorizing Whole Tale to do?
+
+Objectives:
+* Learn how to login to Whole Tale using your institutional credentials
+* Learn about  Globus Authentication and how it is used in Whole Tale
+
+## Introduction
+
+Review the Whole Tale [Terms of Use](https://wholetale.readthedocs.io/en/stable/tos/).
+
+Whole Tale enables researchers to login using credentials from hundreds of research institutions and organizations worldwide as well as ORCID and Google accounts. 
+
+## What is Globus and Globus Auth?
+
+Globus is a research data management service used by researchers at hundreds of research institutions based at the University of Chicago. Globus is a popular tool for transferring data in high-performance computing environments.
+
+Globus Auth is one service provided by Globus that makes it easy for developers of research gateways, such as Whole Tale, to enable researchers to access services.
+
+## Activity: Signing in to Whole Tale
+
+Go to https://dashboard.wholetale.org and select "Access Whole Tale":
+<img src="images/sign-in/landing_page.png" width=500>
+
+Type some part of the name of your institution such as "Urbana" and then select "Continue"
+<img src="images/sign-in/organization_selection.png" width=500>
+
+If you've never accessed Whole Tale, you'll be prompted to authorize Whole Tale to access information about you via Globus Auth. Select "Allow" if you want to access Whole Tale:
+<img src="images/sign-in/consent.png" width=500>
+
+A note about what you are authorizing:
+* Know who you are (your name)
+* Know some details about you (your profile in Globus)
+* Transfer files via Globus (We can initiate transfers on your behalf to Whole Tale)
+* Know your email address 
+* View your identities in Globus auth (if you have merged identities)
+
+## Activity: Managing your consents
+
+You can always rescind this consent by accessing the Globus Dashboard.
+* Go to https://app.globus.org
+* Select Account > Consents > Manage Your Consents
+* Select "X" next to Whole Tale
+
+You can always authorize Whole Tale again later.
+
+
+## Key Points:
+* Whole Tale uses Globus Auth to allow researchers to login using their institutional credentials
+* You are authorizing Whole Tale to access information about you stored in Globus, but Whole Tale will never see your password
+* Globus Auth also allows Whole Tale to transfer data from Globus endpoints to Whole Tale on your behalf
+* You can always rescind your consent