RDL-Share - Data Transfer Service

Link to application: https://rdl-share.ucsd.edu

Link to Library Help page: https://libraries.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/data-curation/rdl-share.html

For additional assistance contact: rcd-support@ucsd.edu 

Blog post from March 2018: https://knit.ucsd.edu/researchit/2018/03/28/rdl-share-large-file-transfer-service/?_ga=2.114945487.972052912.1591644551-686450032.1516303595

Collaborate with others at UC San Diego, or with individuals at other institutions

Several ways to use:

Compose a secure message to send files
Use File Requests to allow others to upload files to you
Request a link to your uploaded files for sharing elsewhere (FileLink)
Enable a personal Filedrop as a simple way to receive files frequently

Easy-to-use email-like interface

Files are encrypted in transit

File-size limit is 500 GB per message

No limit on number of messages

Ability to enable 2-factor authentication

File types NOT permitted: exe, vbs, pif, scr, bat, cmd, com, cpl

No account setup necessary - log in with AD or Business Systems credentials

Determine the means of expiration in one of two ways (up to 6 months out):

Calendar date
Number of downloads per recipient

Determine the authentication restrictions to recipients:

Authentication required OR not required

Determine access restrictions to recipients:

Recipients only
Recipients and Domains
Anyone (secret link)

Zip files before uploading. Although not required, zipping can substantially reduce upload time, which depends on both the total size of files and the number of files being uploaded.

For added security, encrypt files before sending them (use a compression utility such as 7zip), then share the key with the recipient in a separate communication.

If possible, connect to an Ethernet cable to transfer the files. Data transfer on a hard-wired connection is much faster than with Wifi.

If possible, upload files directly from your local machine, rather than from a networked drive which could slow down the transfer considerably. 

Make sure the box next to "Send a copy to myself" (when composing) is checked. During transfer, a checksum is performed on the file(s) to ensure that the file sent matches the file uploaded. If a file is missing a checksum number in the message transmitted to the recipient, then the file was not processed correctly.