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Secure Empirical Analysis Lab (SEAL)

Faculty of Social Sciences

How do I get my data into the SEAL lab?

Transparent Data Research Series

All data being sent to the SEAL Lab must be encrypted in motion and at rest.

Data providers may provide an FPT site that allows the data to be downloaded to the SEAL Lab. Only encrypted data should be sent in this manner. 

The SEAL Lab has an SFTP site.  Data can be uploaded to SEAL using this site. Again, only encrypted data should be sent in this manner. 

If you are a researcher who has made arrangements with a data provider to give you some data, you should let the SEAL Lab coordinate directly with your data provider. In this way, SEAL can ensure that all necessary encryption and security measures are in place.