---
type: entity
title: CKAN
tags: [software, data-management, repository, research-data-management, open-data]
related: [forschungsdaten-managen, shibboleth, institutional-assignment, zentraler-nutzeraccount]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_studium_lehre_forschungsdaten_managen.md", "output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_studium_lehre_forschungsdaten_managen_forschungsdat.md"]
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# CKAN

**CKAN** (Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network) is the central research data management system used by the Universität Greifswald to organize, document, preserve, and share research data. It is utilized within the infrastructure provided by the [[universitatsrechenzentrum-urz]].

## Access and Authentication
Access to CKAN is integrated with the university's central identity management:
- **Authentication**: Users log in via [[shibboleth]] using their [[zentraler-nutzeraccount]].
- **ID Provider**: The Universität Greifswald serves as the primary ID provider.
- **Onboarding**: New users must undergo [[institutional-assignment]] upon their first login before they can create datasets.

## Permissions
The system employs a permission-based visibility model where users see a curated view of datasets for which they have been granted read access.

## Support
Technical support for CKAN is provided by the [[universitatsrechenzentrum-urz]] through:
- A ticket system (hosted on [[groupware]])
- A telephone hotline (ext. 1420)