The regular updates to this resource make proxying it… a little challenging. SAML is always our recommended option where available and in this case it is.
Whilst we work towards including them in the OpenAthens federation, your SAML options are:
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For customers in the UK Access Management Federation or InCommon, skip ahead to step 3.
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For everyone else:
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Create a 1:1 SAML resource as described at Add and manage custom SAML resources
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Use this metadata file for the resource (correct at the time of publication): CKNI Metadata.xml
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Contact CNKI and request they set up SAML access quoting your method (federation name or direct 1:1) and:
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for UK fed and InCommon, your entityID, and your scope.
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for direct 1:1, it’s your entityID, scope and your metadata address.
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If you are using restrictive mode, or MyAthens Plus, add the resource to any relevant permission sets
The CNKI contact details: