id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	resolution	keywords	cc	repo	theme
1145	Support the Handle System	timmcnamara		"The Handle System is an initiative to provide persistent references for resources. That is, it's basically a proxy system for preventing link rot.

Its documentation is here: http://www.handle.net/. Servers running CKAN could host a ""Local Handle Service"", which redirects a hash of a resource to an actual URL.

Some suggested use cases:

 - Researcher would like to cite where data came from
 - Agencies would like to have a way to prevent vendor
   lock-in from CKAN if they decide to move to another
   platform"	enhancement	new	awaiting triage	ckan-backlog	ckan				ckan	none