Authorizing Remote Placement with the PlacementD

Matyas Selmeci at HTC26

June 11, 2026

Matyas Selmeci presents PlacementD, a new authorization system that enables users to securely submit and manage HTCondor jobs remotely without requiring shell access to an access point. The talk covers placement tokens, remote job management, project-based authorization, and improvements to secure research computing workflows.

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