Webspirs User Authentication

[lHassett]

     We are intending to provide access to Silverplatter databases through 
     their WebSpirs product but first need to find a solution to user 
     authentication.
     
     Has anyone solved this problem specifically with Silverplatter (WebSpirs) 
     who does not provide slip/PPP (ISP) access for their users (therefore 
     presenting a problem with using IP addresses for authentication, right??)
     
     Looking in the list archives I see some other solutions people are working 
     on or have used but I'm not clear to me that they would work in the above 
     situation with WebSpirs.
     
     I am not a systems librarian so I don't understand some details about this 
     issue but since I'm on the list I'm asking the question and will pass on 
     such details to our systems folks.
     
     Any ideas/solutions would be much appreciated.
     
     Leslie Hassett
     Loma Linda University Library
     lhassett at dwebb.llu.edu