[WEB4LIB] Remote Authentication

Dan Lester dan at 84.com
Wed Aug 11 15:18:32 EDT 1999


At 06:56 AM 8/11/99 -0700, Tami Jo Eckley wrote:
>In doing a little research, I have been looking through some old e-mail
>regarding remote access to databases:  a topic that has been covered on
>and off on this list.  I would appreciate answers to the following
>question:  How many libraries, using their current remote authentication
>system, whatever that may be, can collect statistics on the number of
>users accessing specific databases?  (I hope that is clear.)  TIA for
>your help.

>We do it at Boise State.   The technique we use for authentication is 
>described at:  http://www.84.com/authentication.htm

The log extract shown there is analyzed by a Perl script and results are 
shown at:  http://libnet.boisestate.edu/remoteusers/

Let me know if you have more questions.

dan





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