[Web4lib] authentication webpage

[Vishwam Annam]

Ellen,

You might need a proxy server which allow patrons to access NetLibray (or any database) which are restricted to specific IPs by authenticate them.  

Here is what you could do:

1. Install proxy server, For example Ezproxy, http://www.ezproxy.com/download/. There are may proxy servers out there, but I recommend ezproxy due to it's simplicity in installing and configuring. It is cheap too.

2. Write a script to authenticate against the credentials (bar code in your case). Ezproxy comes with default authentication pages, which you can customize according to your needs. 

If you need some detailed info, please contact me off the list.

Good luck,

Vishwam

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Web Developer
Wright State University Libraries
Dayton, OH







edruda at suffolk.lib.ny.us wrote:

>First post here, although I've been a long time lurker.  :-)
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>We recently bought a subscription to Recorded Books downloadable audiobooks, 
>which works with Net Library.  In order to have patrons create an account to 
>checkout the audios, we want them to log in from anywhere with a barcode.  
>Right now, Net Library requires IP authentication to create an account.  They 
>say if we want barcode authentication, we have to create a secure interim 
>page ourselves that would redirect to the audiobooks.  
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>Is there anyone out there that can help get me started building such a page?  
>I'm guessing there is some script that would look for a certain string of 
>numbers in a field, and that would be enough.  But I'm kind of foggy about 
>exactly how to do that....
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>Ellen Druda
>Dix Hills, NY
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