Technical Requirements for Institutional Access to CMOS Online
The CMOS Online website requires JavaScript and Cookies in order for institutional users to view protected content. The site sets session and persistent cookies. The persistent cookies will expire after 30 minutes of inactivity, but they automatically renew when the user attempts to access the site again.
Domain Names
If institutions access the site via proxy or use any other security software on their networks, settings must allow both Javascript and Cookies and allow redirects between the following two domains:
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Main Website Content Access
https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org
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Authentication Access Service (not accessible directly)
https://login.chicagomanualofstyle.org
Please link to www.chicagomanualofstyle.org to access content. The 18th edition is the default edition when logging in. The 17th edition is easily accessible from the page header.
Security
Please note that the authentication service now uses SSL; the login.chicagomanualofstyle.org runs on https.
Sample EZProxy Configuration
Option DomainCookieOnly
T Chicago Manual of Style Online
U www.chicagomanualofstyle.org
HJ www.chicagomanualofstyle.org
HJ chicagomanualofstyle.org
HJ login.chicagomanualofstyle.org
DJ chicagomanualofstyle.org
DJ login.chicagomanualofstyle.org
Find http://doi.org
Replace ^Adoi.org
Option Cookie
Sample Third-Party Security Software: Web Filtering
Websense, Untangle, Palo Alto, Fortiguard, etc.
Please configure all third-party security software to allow traffic to both domains listed above, as well as allow JavaScript, session, and persistent cookies to be passed to the client browser.