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General DMM Cookie-based Block

がか at 07:57, 10 February 2021

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がか at 04:29, 10 December 2020

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がか at 03:15, 10 December 2020

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がか at 03:14, 10 December 2020

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← Older revision		Revision as of 06:46, 6 December 2024
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	{{Tutorialportal}}		{{Tutorialportal}}
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		+	\| text = Since the {{GameUpdates\|2024/12/03}} update, the IP ban has been lifted for all players.
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	Currently, the game is only available to people connecting with Japanese IP addresses. Thus, this page guides on how to bypass this restriction.		Currently, the game is only available to people connecting with Japanese IP addresses. Thus, this page guides on how to bypass this restriction.

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 * [https://protonvpn.com/ ProtonVPN].
 * Chrome extensions such as [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/setupvpn-lifetime-free-vp/oofgbpoabipfcfjapgnbbjjaenockbdp SetupVPN]<!-- and ?--> can be used as well.
-[[Category:Tutorial]]
-[[Category:Help]]
+=See Also=

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 * [https://github.com/Tibowl/KCCacheProxy KCCacheProxy] can be used with browsers and viewers that support proxy connections. It serves assets from a local cache and so should also speed up asset loading.
-<!---===General DMM Cookie-based Block===
+===General DMM Cookie-based Block===
 To ensure that region-restricted pages are accessed only from Japan DMM is using an IP check to [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Set-Cookie set] a region flag in its cookies every time a page is loaded. Then the flag is [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Cookie used] to check if a region-restricted page can be accessed. It is possible to bypass this restriction by changing the flag right before loading each page or by setting a path-overriding cookie.
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 document.cookie=`ckcy=1;expires=${expires};path=/netgame;domain=.dmm.com`
 </syntaxhighlight>
---><!--
+<!--
 ** https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6265.
 ** <code>path=/netgame</code> overrides <code>path=/</code> which is set by DMM.
 ** <code>expires</code> date should be ahead of the current date by one year, although any future date will work.
---><!--
+-->
 * Execute it by pressing '''Enter''' or '''Ctrl + Enter''' for Internet Explorer.
 * Then use the address bar or a bookmark to go directly to the [http://www.dmm.com/netgame/social/-/gadgets/=/app_id=854854/ KanColle play page], you will still need a [[#Gadget Server Block|KanColle gadget server block]] fix.
 ==VPN or Proxy==

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 * [https://github.com/Tibowl/KCCacheProxy KCCacheProxy] can be used with browsers and viewers that support proxy connections. It serves assets from a local cache and so should also speed up asset loading.
-===General DMM Cookie-based Block===
+<!---===General DMM Cookie-based Block===
 To ensure that region-restricted pages are accessed only from Japan DMM is using an IP check to [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Set-Cookie set] a region flag in its cookies every time a page is loaded. Then the flag is [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Cookie used] to check if a region-restricted page can be accessed. It is possible to bypass this restriction by changing the flag right before loading each page or by setting a path-overriding cookie.
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 document.cookie=`ckcy=1;expires=${expires};path=/netgame;domain=.dmm.com`
 </syntaxhighlight>
-<!--
+--><!--
 ** https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6265.
 ** <code>path=/netgame</code> overrides <code>path=/</code> which is set by DMM.
 ** <code>expires</code> date should be ahead of the current date by one year, although any future date will work.
--->
+--><!--
 * Execute it by pressing '''Enter''' or '''Ctrl + Enter''' for Internet Explorer.
 * Then use the address bar or a bookmark to go directly to the [http://www.dmm.com/netgame/social/-/gadgets/=/app_id=854854/ KanColle play page], you will still need a [[#Gadget Server Block|KanColle gadget server block]] fix.
 ==VPN or Proxy==

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 {{Tutorialportal}}
 Currently, the game is only available to people connecting with Japanese IP addresses. Thus, this page guides on how to bypass this restriction.
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 There are two options to connect to the game:
 * Bypassing the existing blocks: [[#General DMM Cookie-based Block|general DMM cookie-based block]] and [[#KanColle Gadget Server Block|KanColle gadget server block]]. Bypassing methods are recommended, please try using them first.
 * Using a [[#VPN or Proxy|VPN or proxy]] (actually using a Japanese IP).
 '''Note that for creating a new game account, it is necessary to use a Japanese VPN, preferably with all other methods disabled.'''
-{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+__TOC__
 ==Bypassing Blocks==
 ===KanColle Gadget Server Block===
-Since February 26, 2020, KanColle login (or gadget) server is blocking all non-Japanese IP addresses directly; thus, extra steps are required to load the game:
+Since February 26, 2020, KanColle gadget server is blocking all non-Japanese IP addresses directly; thus, extra steps are required to load the game:
-* On Android [https://github.com/antest1/GotoBrowser GotoBrowser] can be used: a substitute login server will be used if the "alter gadget URL" option is enabled in settings. The substitute server will serve the login assets, allowing a user to log in without needing to access the actual login server. [https://antest1.github.io/GotoBrowser/howto.html Additional] connection options can be used as well. Clearing cache may be required.
+* On Android [https://github.com/antest1/GotoBrowser GotoBrowser] can be used: a substitute gadget server will be used if the "alter gadget URL" option is enabled in settings. The substitute server will serve the login assets, allowing a user to log in without needing to access the actual gadget server. [https://antest1.github.io/GotoBrowser/howto.html Additional] connection options can be used as well. Clearing cache may be required.
-* [https://github.com/poooi/poi Poi] (v10.6.0 or later) can use a local cache folder, allowing to serve the [https://github.com/kcwiki/cache/releases login assets] from a local folder, again, bypassing the need to connect to the real login server. The "3rd party cache" folder can be found in common settings (<code>%appdata%/poi/MyCache</code> be default on Windows), the path to login assets should be <code>3rd party cache folder/KanColle/gadget_html5</code> (<code>%appdata%/poi/MyCache/KanColle/gadget_html5</code> for Windows; technically, only <code>gadget_html5</code> folder is required to log in). Clearing cache in common settings and restarting the viewer may be required.
+* [https://github.com/poooi/poi Poi] (latest [https://nightly.poi.moe/ nightly] version) can use a local cache folder, allowing to serve the [https://github.com/kcwiki/cache login assets] from a local folder, again, bypassing the need to connect to the real gadget server. The "3rd party cache" folder can be found in common settings (<code>%appdata%/poi/MyCache</code> be default on Windows), the path to login assets should be <code>3rd party cache folder/KanColle/gadget_html5</code> (<code>%appdata%/poi/MyCache/KanColle/gadget_html5</code> for Windows; technically, only <code>gadget_html5</code> folder is required to log in). Clearing cache in common settings and restarting the viewer may be required. A [https://github.com/kcwiki/poi-plugin-let-me-in plugin] can be used to automatically update the local cache.
-* Options for Chrome/[https://github.com/KC3Kai/KC3Kai KC3Kai]:
+* Options for Chrome:
 ** [https://github.com/kcwiki/chrome-extension-dmm A minimal specialized extension] that handles both DMM cookie block and gadget server block.
 ** [https://github.com/einaregilsson/Redirector Redirector extension] with a [https://github.com/kcwiki/cache/blob/master/redirector.json custom config] (supports other browsers as well).
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 Different VPN and proxy server providers can be used, as long as they have Japanese locations. Refer to their documentation on how to use them.
-Note that VPN/Proxy is only required during login (the real login server will be accessed via a Japanese IP address) and can be disabled afterward (game servers do not require a Japanese IP).
+Note that VPN/Proxy is only required during login (the real gadget server will be accessed via a Japanese IP address) and can be disabled afterward (game servers do not require a Japanese IP).
 One free option is [https://www.vpngate.net/en/ VPN Gate], an "Academic Experiment Project" by the University of Tsukuba. The site can also be used to check your apparent IP address and location. It is '''NOT''' recommended to be used when you are handling sensitive data such as when entering [[Shop/Purchasing|your card details]].
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 * [https://protonvpn.com/ ProtonVPN].
 * Chrome extensions such as [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/setupvpn-lifetime-free-vp/oofgbpoabipfcfjapgnbbjjaenockbdp SetupVPN]<!-- and ?--> can be used as well.

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 |[https://github.com/antest1/GotoBrowser GotoBrowser] (Android)||-||-||style="background:#C8E6C9"|Yes||style="background:#C8E6C9"|Yes||style="background:#FFCDD2"|No
 |-
-|rowspan="2"|[https://github.com/poooi/poi Poi]||<small>(Browser)</small>||-||style="background:#C8E6C9"|Yes||style="background:#FFE0B2"|Yes<ref>Inconvenient updating, need browser cache clearing, or manual local cache updating with corresponding manual reloading (in Browser plugin), or manual main.js reloading.</ref>||style="background:#FFE0B2"|Yes<ref>Updating problems.</ref>
+|rowspan="2"|[https://github.com/poooi/poi Poi]||[https://github.com/kcwiki/cache/releases Cache] <small>(+ Browser)</small>||-||style="background:#C8E6C9"|Yes||style="background:#FFE0B2"|Yes<ref>Inconvenient updating, need browser cache clearing, or manual local cache updating with corresponding manual reloading (in Browser plugin), or manual main.js reloading.</ref>||style="background:#FFE0B2"|Yes<ref>Updating problems.</ref>
 |-
 | -||[https://github.com/Tibowl/KCCacheProxy KCCacheProxy]||style="background:#C8E6C9"|Yes||style="background:#C8E6C9"|Yes||style="background:#C8E6C9"|Yes
 |-
-|rowspan="2"|Chrome||[https://github.com/KC3Kai/KC3Kai KC3Kai] <small>(+ [https://github.com/FelisCatus/SwitchyOmega SwitchyOmega])</small>||KCCacheProxy||style="background:#C8E6C9"|Yes||style="background:#C8E6C9"|Yes||style="background:#C8E6C9"|Yes
+|rowspan="2"|Chrome||[https://github.com/kcwiki/chrome-extension-dmm DMM] <small>(+ KC3Kai)</small>||-||style="background:#C8E6C9"|Yes||style="background:#FFE0B2"|Yes<ref name="kcwiki-updating">Inconvenient updating, need cache clearing, or manual main.js reloading, or better updating.</ref>||style="background:#FFCDD2"|No
 |-
-|[https://github.com/kcwiki/chrome-extension-dmm DMM] <small>(+ KC3Kai)</small>||-||style="background:#C8E6C9"|Yes||style="background:#FFE0B2"|Yes<ref name="kcwiki-updating">Inconvenient updating, need cache clearing, or manual main.js reloading, or better updating.</ref>||style="background:#FFCDD2"|No
+|[https://github.com/KC3Kai/KC3Kai KC3Kai] <small>(+ [https://github.com/FelisCatus/SwitchyOmega SwitchyOmega])</small>||KCCacheProxy||style="background:#C8E6C9"|Yes||style="background:#C8E6C9"|Yes||style="background:#C8E6C9"|Yes
 |-
 |rowspan="2"|[https://github.com/gre4bee/ElectronicObserver ElectronicObserver]||-||-||style="background:#C8E6C9"|Yes||style="background:#C8E6C9"|Yes||style="background:#FFCDD2"|No

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	Currently, the game is only available to people connecting with Japanese IP addresses. Thus, this page guides on how to bypass this restriction.		Currently, the game is only available to people connecting with Japanese IP addresses. Thus, this page guides on how to bypass this restriction.

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	Currently, the game is only available to people connecting with Japanese IP addresses. Thus, this page guides on how to bypass this restriction.		Currently, the game is only available to people connecting with Japanese IP addresses. Thus, this page guides on how to bypass this restriction.