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Certain actions in Synapse require additional steps, such as certification or validation. Explore the different Synapse user account types to learn more about which account type you need.
Managing Your Profile
Visit your Profile Page, which can be accessed by clicking your name in the top right corner and selecting Profile from the menu. From there, you can click on Edit Profile in order to take any of the following actions:
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You can also find a link to edit your profile under Settings, which can be accessed by clicking your name in the top right corner and selecting Settings from the menu. From your Setting page, you can manage your password, preferred email, your preferred date/time format, and your Synapse API key.
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Important: Do not reuse passwords from other sites. We recommend generating a unique password and using a secure password manager to protect your Synapse account. |
Adding Additional Email Addresses
Your Synapse account can have multiple email addresses associated with it. For each new email that you add, a notification will be sent to the chosen email address with a confirmation link. Follow the link to confirm ownership of the email account.
Adding Google Email Addresses to Enable SSO
Synapse integrates with Google’s Single Sign On (SSO) using OAuth 2.0, allowing you to sign in with your Google credentials. If you are already signed in to Google in your web browser, then you can sign in to Synapse without entering a password once you have connected your Google account.
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Once you have created your Synapse account and added your Google email address, sign out of Synapse and sign back in using Google by clicking “Sign in with Google” on the Synapse login page.
Synapse Email and Notifications
Synapse creates an email alias for you when you create an account, <your username>@synapse.org. Synapse uses this email as a relay to send and receive messages, keeping your registered email address private.
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Synapse also sends platform notifications via email, such as @mentions in discussion forums, but it only sends them to the single email address you have selected to be your primary email. You can manage this preference on your Settings page.
Logging in
API Key
Using a Synapse API key is highly recommended when logging in to Synapse from the command line, Python or R clients instead of a password. API keys are almost always more secure than a password and need to be protected similarly to a password.
To find your API key, from your user icon in the top right corner, select Profile and Settings. Your Synapse API key is available in the box furthest to the bottom of Settings and can be made visible with Show API Key.
Personal Access Tokens
You can log in to Synapse from the programmatic clients using a personal access token instead of your username and password. Using a token is highly recommended over a username and password since a token can be easily revoked if it is compromised. Additionally, each token can be scoped so that it only grants permission to certain parts of your Synapse account, whereas your username and password have access to your whole account.
To generate a personal access token in the web client, navigate to your Settings page, scroll to the bottom of the screen, and click the Manage Personal Access Tokens button. You can view a list of the existing tokens and their permissions, or click Create New Token to generate a new personal access token with customized access to your Synapse account.
Deactivating Your Account
All user activity on Synapse is recorded for auditing purposes. So, although they can be updated, Synapse accounts cannot be deleted. All of your public activities are and will remain publicly viewable. All of your activities within private projects are and will remain viewable to the people within that project. If you wish to deactivate your account, please contact us.
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