We have completed the remediation of PHP vulnerabilities within our authentication system.
And so, the access restrictions were lifted on October 23, 2026, at approximately 19:20.
We sincerely apologize for the significant inconvenience this has caused over an extended period.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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In response to the PHP vulnerabilities announced on October 21, 2026, access to the authentication system from off-campus will be temporarily blocked.
Period of restrictions:
From 18:30 on Thursday, October 22, 2026 – TBD (To Be Determined)
During the above period, you will be unable to log in to the following services .
[CIS Sevices]
- Users Portal( https://portal.cis.kit.ac.jp )
- Webmail( https://webmail.cis.kit.ac.jp/ )
- moodle( https://moodle.cis.kit.ac.jp/ )
- Content management system (Confluence)( https://info.cis.kit.ac.jp/ )
- File sharing and storage system (Next Cloud)( https://drive.cis.kit.ac.jp/ ) * The shared data is available.
- Help & Support Desk( https://helpdesk.cis.kit.ac.jp/ )
- SSL-VPN(Cisco ASAv)SAML authentication( https://vpnv.cis.kit.ac.jp/ ) *Available except SAML authentication
- SSL-VPN(FortiGate)SAML authentication( https://vpns.cis.kit.ac.jp/ ) *Available except SAML authentication
[Administrative Office Services]
- Master’s Thesis Database System
- Doctoral Dissertation Database System
- Asset Management System
- Item Reuse System
- Administrative Information Portal
- Industry-Academia Collaboration Management Database
- Administrative File Sharing System
[External Services]
- GakuNin Service
- Webex Service
- Microsoft 365 Service *Installed applications can be used)
- Research Risk Management Ecosystem
- RSDD System
Note:
This blocking measure does not affect access from the campus network.
Access from lecture rooms, individual offices, and the wireless network (KITnetX) will continue as usual.
