The Regulated Research Enclave (RRE) at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a virtual environment for processing federally-regulated research information such as Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR)/Export Administration Regulated (EAR) controlled research.
About This Offering
Features and Benefits
- Compliant with University policy RP-20, NIST SP 800-171 R2 and aims to have a C3PAO CMMC L2 Certification by August
- Supports contracts with compliance requirements
- Hosted on a Microsoft 365 GCC High platform managed by the Regulated Research team within the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
- Access to the full Microsoft Office 365 suite, including an @regulated.illinois.edu email address
- Provides a secure environment for processing regulated information, through a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environment
- Configured with the latest Microsoft Windows operating system in the Azure Virtual Desktop environment
- Security baselines, patches, and software packages are managed in Microsoft Intune by Endpoint Services (EPS)
- Some administrative functions are delegated to unit or college IT Professionals via Intune
Other Names
Secure VDI | Secure Research Enclave | RRE | Azure Enclave | CUI Enclave
Provider
Technology Services
Using This Offering
Who can use this offering?
Researchers and research staff who need to process CUI or export-controlled data
How do I request this offering?
https://go.illinois.edu/RRE-VDI-Request or click the VDI Environment button on the right side of this page
Is there a charge to use this offering?
Yes; Azure Virtual Desktop charges are passed along to the provided CFOP. Description of charges available at https://go.illinois.edu/RRE-Costs
Where can I learn more?
https://go.illinois.edu/RRE-KB
Support
How do I get help?
- For general service requests, complete the form at https://go.illinois.edu/RRE-Service-Request or click the Service button on the right side of this page.
- For outages or other incidents, click the Incident button on the right side of this page.
- To request consideration of a specific software package or custom security policy, click the Software/Policy button on the right side of this page.
- Change requests (internal to OCIO/Technology Services) can be submitted using the Change Form button on the right side of this page.
When is support available?
University Business Hours
Is training available?
No