radar4kit (kit) — 600 gb per dataset, but kit-members only
- Free allowance
- Free of charge for KIT members; the usable size of temporary storage and of permanent storage for archived and published data packages is capped by a per-employee quota set in the KIT standard IT configuration (the quota figure is unverified: that page answers only from inside the KIT network)...
- Verdict
- fails: identitythe identity required is not reachable without it
- Cost
- free tier
- Identity
- institutionno card, no phone
- Binding limit
- noneno named constraint binds
- Evidence
- reported20 sources; a third party said so
- Freshness
- stale on 2026-11-18checked 2026-11-03 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-18
| Free tier | Free of charge for KIT members; the usable size of temporary storage and of permanent storage for archived and published data packages is capped by a per-employee quota set in the KIT standard IT configuration (the quota figure is unverified: that page answers only from inside the KIT network); the archive system limits each dataset to 600 GB, and 50 to 100 GB per dataset is the recommended size. unit GB; metered on stored-bytes |
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| Price | none stated |
| Identity | institution Upload needs a workspace that the KIT Library sets up for a KIT institute, research group or project team, and the service is free for KIT members. Login takes a KIT employee account, another institutional account or a registered RADAR user account; sub-curator rights can be granted to people outside KIT. |
| Egress | not recorded |
| Per-object cap | 600 GB per dataset, the maximum set by the archive system; 50 to 100 GB per dataset is advised for reuse (600000000000 bytes) |
| Retention | Archived data packages: the data provider sets a retention period and KIT guarantees at least 10 years; published data packages: at least 25 years; data packages in temporary storage are deleted after six months unless archived or published |
| Interface | rest, webdav web user interface, REST API, and WebDAV: data can be uploaded and organized via a WebDAV client without an active session, then imported into a data package |
| Tooling | not recorded |
| Reliability | Upload needs a workspace set up by the KIT Library and a KIT account login (non-KIT accounts only in special cases); a data package in temporary storage is deleted after six months; permanent storage is tape, with retrieval taking several minutes and in exceptional cases hours. |
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Evidence 20
| date | source | what it proved |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/radar-faq.php | not published |
| 2026-10-30 | www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/radar4kit.php | the RADAR4KIT FAQ states the service is free for KIT members |
| 2026-10-30 | www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/radar4kit.php | the page caps each dataset at 600 GB and states no account-wide storage quota |
| 2026-10-30 | www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/radar4kit.php | upload needs a workspace that the KIT Library sets up for a KIT institute, research group or project team |
| 2026-10-30 | www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/radar4kit.php | login takes a KIT employee account, another institutional account or a RADAR user account |
| 2026-10-30 | probe: https://www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/radar-faq.php | the previously cited FAQ URL answers HTTP 302 with a Location on search.php?error=404 |
| 2026-10-30 | www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/radar4kit.php | the RADAR4KIT page states the free terms and the dataset limit on 2026-10-30 |
| 2026-10-31 | www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/radar4kit.php | the RADAR4KIT quota is counted against the size of temporary and permanent storage used, that is stored bytes |
| 2026-10-31 | www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/radar4kit.php | a per-employee storage quota for temporary and permanent storage exists and is set in the KIT standard IT configuration |
| 2026-10-31 | www.scc.kit.edu/en/services/17037.php | the SCC data services table lists RADAR4KIT storage as a basic contingent in the KIT basic package, with a fee beyond it |
| 2026-10-31 | www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/radar4kit.php | login takes a KIT employee account, another institutional account or a RADAR user account, unchanged on 2026-10-31 |
| 2026-10-31 | www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/radar4kit.php | the RADAR4KIT page still caps each dataset at 600 GB on 2026-10-31 |
| 2026-11-03 | www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/radar4kit.php | upload needs a workspace that the KIT Library sets up |
| 2026-11-03 | www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/6363.php | the archive system caps each dataset at 600 GB |
| 2026-11-03 | www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/radar4kit.php | archived data is kept at least 10 years and published data at least 25 years |
| 2026-11-03 | www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/radar4kit.php | permanent storage is tape with asynchronous retrieval |
| 2026-11-03 | www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/radar4kit.php | a web UI and a REST API exist |
| 2026-11-03 | www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/radar4kit.php | WebDAV is an upload route |
| 2026-11-03 | www.scc.kit.edu/dienste/it-grundausstattung.php | the standard IT configuration page that holds the per-employee quota is reachable only from inside the KIT network |
| 2026-11-03 | www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/radar4kit.php | login is by KIT account; non-KIT accounts only in special cases |
More fields 1
| dead end | {"failure_class": "quota","why": null,"retry_when": null,"first_recorded": "2026-10-21"} |
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- tooling: no value was recorded for this field