WebDAV using BitKinex

From BeSTGRID

This site contains instructions on how to install BitKinex on Windows and connect to the BeSTGRID datafabric.

BitKinex is a WebDAV client that supports large files and has good performance.

Walkthrough:

To anonymously access the Christchurch Earthquake Data __skip__ authentication and jump to installation and use df.bestgrid.org/BeSTGRID/home/NZDF/CHCHEarthquake220211 as your server address.

First, we need to do the authentication part:

If your institution is not member of our shibboleth federation, you might need to apply for an account at the ARCS IdP (applicable esp. for earthquake response people). Go to:

https://idp.arcs.org.au/idp_reg/

Create an account and tell us or drop us an email (m.binsteiner@auckland.ac.nz) so we can fast-track your account approval. Remeber the username and password, you'll need it in the next step.

Start Grix (a java webstart application -- you need to have java installed):

click: http://ngportal.canterbury.ac.nz/grid/grix-jdk5-bestgrid.jnlp
Select "Authentication" tab
Select "Institution login" tab
Select your institution (or "ARCS IdP" if you have applied for an account there)
Enter your institution (or "ARCS IdP") username
Enter your institution (or "ARCS IdP") password
Click the Authenticate button, this will create a local proxy certificate.

Click the Upload button and pick a username and password of your liking (your username might already be taken, also, the application checks whether the password is reasonably secure so you might need to add a digit or two...). This will upload the certificate to MyProxy. Remeber this myproxy username and password because you'll need it in the next part.