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Wiki, Error logging in

In some situations, logging in to the Illinois Wiki generates an error. Since December 2023, off-campus people are also required to use the campus VPN to access the wiki due to unpatched security vulnerabilities in the underlying Confluence software.
The Illinois Wiki service has updated its primary URL to wiki.illinois.edu.  While links to content at the old URLs are forwarded to the new location, authentication does not function correctly for these links.  You may see an error containing the following text:
shibsp::ConfigurationException at (https://wiki.illinois.edu/Shibboleth.sso/Login)
If you see this error, please try visiting wiki.illinois.edu and logging in from the main dashboard page.  You can then use the original link, use a link to the space from your favorites, or use the search feature to locate the content you are interested in.

Since December 2023, Confluence has had a string of security vulnerabilities that have led to the need to require either on-campus presence or VPN-based access from off campus. If you are off campus (or on campus using a coffeeshop or other non-campus network), connecting to the VPN is necessary for reading wiki content.