China’s research-sharing service CARSI goes global
Oct 29, 2019
Peking University, Oct. 22, 2019: The latest upgrade of China’s research-sharing infrastructure, CARSI (CERNET Authentication and Resource Sharing Infrastructure), was unveiled at the 6th World Internet Conference in Wuzhen this month.
CARSI was initiated by the Peking University Computing Center in December 2008. It is the Authentication and Resource Sharing Infrastructure of CERNET, China’s first nationwide education and research computer network. In other words, CARSI links together universities and research institutions across the country, allowing faculty and students to access the shared resources anytime, anywhere. It is currently in use across 30 universities including Peking University, Tsinghua University and the University of Science and Technology of China.
The service was successfully upgraded on October 8, 2019, making research, teaching and learning more efficient and convenient than ever before. CARSI is based on Shibboleth, the single sign-on system pioneered by American computer networking consortium Internet2. In this newest upgrade, CARSI will join the European-led eduGAIN service for the first time.
This is the culmination of an effort that began in August 2017, when the Computing Center’s CARSI project team applied to join the eduGAIN alliance. Over nearly two years of hard work to meet specifications, CARSI was successfully voted in on May 24, 2019. Joining eduGAIN not only gives Chinese institutions better access to educational and scientific resources worldwide, but it also enables Chinese resource services to go global.
At the 6th World Internet Conference on October 20th to 22nd, CARSI debuted at the Light of Internet Expo, a showcase of cutting-edge technology featuring 601 organisations across 38 countries and regions. Along with the eduroam service and CERNET2, China’s native IPv6 deployment, CARSI is one of the latest achievements in China’s internet technology space. It is fitting in light of the conference theme: ‘Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace, through Openness and Cooperation’.
Written by: Cherry Zheng
Edited by: Wang Nini
Source: PKU News (Chinese)
