# FAQ

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## [What versions of CMDI are there and which should I use?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/what-versions-of-cmdi-are-there-and-which-should-i-use/436)

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**Author:** [@twagoo](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/twagoo)\
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**Last updated:** [10 September 2024 14:19 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/what-versions-of-cmdi-are-there-and-which-should-i-use/436 "2024-09-10T14:19:26Z")

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There currently are two supported versions of the CLARIN’s component metadata framework: CMDI 1.1 and CMDI 1.2. The former has been in active use for many years and is widely supported within the CLARIN infrastructure. C…

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## [What is CMDI 1.2 and how does it affect me?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/what-is-cmdi-1-2-and-how-does-it-affect-me/435)

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**Author:** [@twagoo](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/twagoo)\
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**Last updated:** [10 September 2024 14:18 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/what-is-cmdi-1-2-and-how-does-it-affect-me/435 "2024-09-10T14:18:22Z")

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CMDI 1.2 is the successor to the CMDI 1.1 metadata framework and is one of the two currently supported versions of CMDI. More information about this specific version can be found at the CMDI 1.2 page. How the introductio…

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## [Should I switch to CMDI 1.2?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/should-i-switch-to-cmdi-1-2/434)

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**Author:** [@twagoo](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/twagoo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [10 September 2024 14:17 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/should-i-switch-to-cmdi-1-2/434 "2024-09-10T14:17:29Z")

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What it means to switch to CMDI 1.2 and whether you should depends on your role within CLARIN. The following pages on the CLARIN website provide answers to this and other questions for various groups: Information for e…

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## [Where Do I Find the SAML Metadata of the Identity Federations?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/where-do-i-find-the-saml-metadata-of-the-identity-federations/417)

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**Author:** [@alekoe](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/alekoe)\
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**Last updated:** [20 August 2024 10:54 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/where-do-i-find-the-saml-metadata-of-the-identity-federations/417 "2024-08-20T10:54:14Z")

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Please note: if you are administering a Service Provider, we recommend to use only 2 metadata sources: The aggregated SPF Identity Providers (= all IdPs for all participating countries) The CLARIN Identity Provider Al…

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## [How to use web services in an AAI context and how to achieve trust delegation among web services?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-to-use-web-services-in-an-aai-context-and-how-to-achieve-trust-delegation-among-web-services/416)

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**Author:** [@alekoe](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/alekoe)\
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**Last updated:** [20 August 2024 10:44 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-to-use-web-services-in-an-aai-context-and-how-to-achieve-trust-delegation-among-web-services/416 "2024-08-20T10:44:59Z")

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This is clearly not a trivial problem. Several solutions are considered and evaluated, in close cooperation with the Dutch e-science grid project BigGrid Some relevant reports: User delegation part 1 (research) - deve…

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## [Analysis of eduGAIN use for CLARIN purposes](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/analysis-of-edugain-use-for-clarin-purposes/415)

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**Author:** [@alekoe](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/alekoe)\
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**Last updated:** [20 August 2024 10:43 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/analysis-of-edugain-use-for-clarin-purposes/415 "2024-08-20T10:43:52Z")

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Note: since August 2016, eduGAIN provides an overview of the Identity Provider opt-in rate per country. We use this to decide wether to use the Service Provider Federation or eduGAIN to provide access to the CLARIN Servi…

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## [How Can I Debug My IdP-SP Connection? What Does This Error Message Mean?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-debug-my-idp-sp-connection-what-does-this-error-message-mean/413)

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**Author:** [@alekoe](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/alekoe)\
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**Last updated:** [15 August 2024 13:54 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-debug-my-idp-sp-connection-what-does-this-error-message-mean/413 "2024-08-15T13:54:58Z")

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opensaml::FatalProfileException for SURFconext Error Message opensaml::FatalProfileException The system encountered an error at Thu Oct 11 15:43:34 2012 To report this problem, please contact the site administrator at \[……

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## [CLARIN Discovery Service](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/clarin-discovery-service/409)

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**Author:** [@alekoe](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/alekoe)\
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**Last updated:** [15 August 2024 13:33 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/clarin-discovery-service/409 "2024-08-15T13:33:47Z")

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Is there a central Discovery Service for CLARIN? Yes, there is. It is an own implementation that has been inspired by DiscoJuice (which is no longer supported) and it is hosted on a CLARIN server in a computing centre a…

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## [Testing Which Attributes an Identity Provider Releases](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/testing-which-attributes-an-identity-provider-releases/412)

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**Author:** [@alekoe](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/alekoe)\
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**Last updated:** [15 August 2024 13:51 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/testing-which-attributes-an-identity-provider-releases/412 "2024-08-15T13:51:53Z")

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A simple Perl test script is available from IDS (see below for download link). All centres are required to provide a test URI and make this (or a similar script) avilable and add the URIs the above list. You can test th…

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## [How Can I Comply with the Data Protection Code of Conduct?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-comply-with-the-data-protection-code-of-conduct/411)

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**Author:** [@alekoe](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/alekoe)\
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**Last updated:** [15 August 2024 13:41 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-comply-with-the-data-protection-code-of-conduct/411 "2024-08-15T13:41:08Z")

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The GÉANT Data Protection Code of Conduct (DP-CoCo) is an approach to meet the requirements of the EU Data Protection Directive for releasing personal attributes to a Service Provider (SP) from an Identity Provider (IdP)…

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## [How Does the SPF Deal with Personal Data? Is my Privacy Protected?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-does-the-spf-deal-with-personal-data-is-my-privacy-protected/410)

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**Author:** [@alekoe](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/alekoe)\
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**Last updated:** [15 August 2024 13:39 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-does-the-spf-deal-with-personal-data-is-my-privacy-protected/410 "2024-08-15T13:39:27Z")

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All CLARIN Service Providers respect the relevant legal frameworks for the protection of personal data, especially the EU data protection directive. For details we refer to section 15 in the SPF agreement: Data Protect…

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## [Problem with EPTID](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/problem-with-eptid/408)

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**Author:** [@alekoe](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/alekoe)\
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**Last updated:** [15 August 2024 13:19 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/problem-with-eptid/408 "2024-08-15T13:19:42Z")

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Is there a problem when an Identity Provider only releases EPTID (instead of EPPN)? Yes, in case of trust delegation: In the red scenario, the user uses the web application without any delegation whatsoever, using th…

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## [Attributes in the Service Provider Federation](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/attributes-in-the-service-provider-federation/407)

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**Author:** [@alekoe](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/alekoe)\
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**Last updated:** [15 August 2024 13:10 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/attributes-in-the-service-provider-federation/407 "2024-08-15T13:10:08Z")

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What kind of attributes are needed to connect to a CLARIN Service Provider? The minimal set of required attributes: eduPersonPrincipalName (preferred) or eduPersonTargetedID (fall back) Note: Some CLARIN services are…

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## [How do I resolve a DOI?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-do-i-resolve-a-doi/399)

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**Author:** [@dieter](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/dieter)\
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**Last updated:** [12 August 2024 14:00 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-do-i-resolve-a-doi/399 "2024-08-12T14:00:01Z")

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A DOI exists of 2 parts: a prefix (e.g. 10.5281) a suffix (e.g. zenodo.1639549) The official way of refering to a handle is: doi: + prefix + / + suffix e.g.: doi:10.5281/zenodo.1639549 To resolve such a handle (=m…

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## [Why do we need Persistent Identifiers?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/why-do-we-need-persistent-identifiers/397)

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**Author:** [@dieter](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/dieter)\
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**Last updated:** [12 August 2024 12:47 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/why-do-we-need-persistent-identifiers/397 "2024-08-12T12:47:43Z")

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We are creating more and more references between resources, resource fragments and services. The creation of these references is very costly and often is essential for the interpretation of a resource. Therefore we need …

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## [What is a Persistent Identifier (PID)?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/what-is-a-persistent-identifier-pid/396)

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**Author:** [@dieter](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/dieter)\
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**Last updated:** [12 August 2024 12:38 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/what-is-a-persistent-identifier-pid/396 "2024-08-12T12:38:18Z")

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See Persistent Identifiers | CLARIN ERIC

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## [Institutions list appears empty when trying to login](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/institutions-list-appears-empty-when-trying-to-login/101)

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**Author:** [@andmor](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/andmor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [5 February 2024 13:18 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/institutions-list-appears-empty-when-trying-to-login/101 "2024-02-05T13:18:37Z")

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In the last months we are observing a recurring issue where the list of institutions available to login to our services appears empty. This has been reported multiple times in Firefox but other browsers might also suffer…

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## [How can I login via my Norwegian university?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-login-via-my-norwegian-university/272)

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**Author:** [@dieter](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/dieter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [22 April 2024 13:51 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-login-via-my-norwegian-university/272 "2024-04-22T13:51:23Z")

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Describing how to use federated login if you have an account at a Norwegian academic institute, and what to do if this does not work. This is possible by first selecting Feide: and then choosing your university unde…

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## [How can I access the Brown corpus?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-access-the-brown-corpus/278)

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**Author:** [@dieter](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/dieter)\
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**Last updated:** [22 April 2024 14:16 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-access-the-brown-corpus/278 "2024-04-22T14:16:53Z")

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Logging in to and using the ICAME Brown, LOB, Frown, FLOB, BLOB and BE06 corpus. To use the Brown corpus as hosted by our CLARINO colleagues in Bergen you first need to login and accept the licensing terms, as explained…

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## [How can I access the DWDS corpora?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-access-the-dwds-corpora/280)

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**Author:** [@dieter](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/dieter)\
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**Last updated:** [22 April 2024 14:20 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-access-the-dwds-corpora/280 "2024-04-22T14:20:53Z")

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The default DWDS web interface (that allows e.g. export of KWIC as CSV) requires the registration of a separate DWDS account for the corpora marked as nach Anmelding. A CLARIN account will give you only access to the D\*…

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## [How can I login with my account from the TU Darmstadt?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-login-with-my-account-from-the-tu-darmstadt/284)

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**Author:** [@dieter](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/dieter)\
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**Last updated:** [22 April 2024 14:23 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-login-with-my-account-from-the-tu-darmstadt/284 "2024-04-22T14:23:34Z")

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Before accessing the CLARIN service with federated login, make sure to go to the IDM-Portal of the TU Darmstadt login with your TU-ID and password to enable the DFN-AAI connection (" Zustimmung zur Datenweiterg…

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## [Can I download the frequency list for the Corpus Contemporary Dutch / Corpus Hedendaags Nederlands?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/can-i-download-the-frequency-list-for-the-corpus-contemporary-dutch-corpus-hedendaags-nederlands/283)

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**Author:** [@dieter](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/dieter)\
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**Last updated:** [22 April 2024 14:22 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/can-i-download-the-frequency-list-for-the-corpus-contemporary-dutch-corpus-hedendaags-nederlands/283 "2024-04-22T14:22:41Z")

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Frequency lists cannot be obtained via the CHN web interface. Instead you can download n-gram lists with frequency information for free via: CHN N-grams Commercieel - INT Taalmaterialen (for commercial use) CHN N-g…

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## [How can I access EUDAT services?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-access-eudat-services/281)

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**Author:** [@dieter](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/dieter)\
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**Last updated:** [22 April 2024 14:21 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-access-eudat-services/281 "2024-04-22T14:21:27Z")

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Please note that we can only guarantee the functioning of the EUDAT services with a CLARIN account. Therefore, make sure to register a CLARIN account before following the instructions below. go to the web application …

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## [How can I access the COLT corpus?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-access-the-colt-corpus/279)

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**Author:** [@dieter](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/dieter)\
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**Last updated:** [22 April 2024 14:18 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-access-the-colt-corpus/279 "2024-04-22T14:18:50Z")

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To access the COLT corpus as hosted by our CLARINO colleagues in Bergen you need to: Navigate to Corpuscle and click on CLARIN SPF to login Login, either via your own institution (default) or with a CLARIN accoun…

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## [I would like to use one of the language resources for commercial or industrial purposes. Is this possible?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/i-would-like-to-use-one-of-the-language-resources-for-commercial-or-industrial-purposes-is-this-possible/276)

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**Author:** [@dieter](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/dieter)\
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**Last updated:** [22 April 2024 14:03 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/i-would-like-to-use-one-of-the-language-resources-for-commercial-or-industrial-purposes-is-this-possible/276 "2024-04-22T14:03:01Z")

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In general the password-protected language resources and tools provided via CLARIN centres are only available for academic use. However, if you contact us, we can forward your request to the resource provider, who can th…

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## [How does the registration process work?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-does-the-registration-process-work/275)

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**Author:** [@dieter](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/dieter)\
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**Last updated:** [22 April 2024 14:01 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-does-the-registration-process-work/275 "2024-04-22T14:01:52Z")

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You fill in the registration form. The CLARIN office approves your account request. The CLARIN office will perform a manual check for each account request, normally within 2 working days. The procedure is explained …

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## [Should I register a CLARIN account?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/should-i-register-a-clarin-account/273)

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**Author:** [@dieter](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/dieter)\
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**Last updated:** [22 April 2024 13:58 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/should-i-register-a-clarin-account/273 "2024-04-22T13:58:34Z")

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Usually, your institutional username and password will be enough to login to CLARIN password-protected services. In that case there is no need to register a CLARIN account. ​ In the following cases you will however nee…

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## [I forgot my password. Can I reset it?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/i-forgot-my-password-can-i-reset-it/277)

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**Author:** [@dieter](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/dieter)\
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**Last updated:** [22 April 2024 14:04 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/i-forgot-my-password-can-i-reset-it/277 "2024-04-22T14:04:31Z")

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Yes, you can reset your password at https://idm.clarin.eu/home/ by clicking on Forgotten password?

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## [How can I login with my CLARIN account?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-login-with-my-clarin-account/270)

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**Author:** [@dieter](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/dieter)\
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**Last updated:** [22 April 2024 13:46 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-login-with-my-clarin-account/270 "2024-04-22T13:46:52Z")

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This screencast demonstrates how to login to a web application using federated login via the CLARIN Identity Provider.

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## [How can I find missing emails in the Quarantine?](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-find-missing-emails-in-the-quarantine/287)

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**Author:** [@dieter](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/dieter)\
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**Last updated:** [22 April 2024 14:31 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-can-i-find-missing-emails-in-the-quarantine/287 "2024-04-22T14:31:08Z")

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If your email is provided via Microsoft 365, there is a chance that some of the CLARIN emails (from clarin.eu and lists.clarin.eu) are incorrectly classified as spam or phishing. To check this you can take a look at the …

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