Creating a Data Access Password

Creating a Data Access Password

VU users need a Data Access Password to access data via the Yoda drive.

  • Click on your username in the top right and click Data Access Password or go to https://portal.yoda.vu.nl/user/data_access:

Data Access Password menu

Generate Data Access Password

  • Enter a suitable label and click on “Generate new data access password”

  • The password is shown. Click Copy to copy it to the clipboard. After this you can use CTRL-v to paste it.

  • Data access passwords expire in 90 days, you can view the expiration time in the list.

  • If a password has expired, simply create a new one and update the password in the WebDAV client.