Onboarding
Welcome to the Crime Platform onboarding process. This guide will walk you through obtaining access to non-live and/or live tenants step by step.
Overview
The onboarding journey consists of the following steps:
- Generate Key Pairs - Create your GPG and SSH keys
- Request Access - Submit a PR with your public keys
- Get Approved - Wait for Platform Operations team review
- Decrypt Credentials - Unlock your new Azure password
- Azure Portal - Log in and configure MFA
- Obtain Secrets - Retrieve and decrypt your VPN and Authenticator secrets
- Configure Authenticator - Add your Authenticator App
- Configure VPN - Set up your VPN connection
- Configure DNS - Set up your DNS configuration
- Configure SSH - Add SSH for platform access
Quick Reference Diagram

Before You Start
- Ensure you have access to HMCTS email
- Ensure you have access to HMCTS GitHub
Start with: Step 1: Generate Key Pairs
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