SCLS Technology News

HTTPS for authentication

On Monday, May 21st, SCLS will update the scripts we use to provide authentication and access to Online Resources (Ancestry, Flipster and other library-subscribed resources) to be https. These changes involve a couple dozen vendors and even more products and library subscriptions.

Even though SCLS staff have done extensive testing and already made many updates with vendors, there will likely be some hiccups. We'll be adding an entry to the SCLS Status Wiki with information about the update when it is complete. After that, if library staff or patrons have any trouble accessing resources in the library, or if you get reports of trouble from remote users:

1. Check the SCLS Status Wiki to see if SCLS is aware of the problem
2. If there is nothing in the Status Wiki, contact the Help Desk with details about the problem

SCLS and https

You may have seen a couple of TechBits in the past year about https:

• TechBits: Non-secure HTTP
• TechBits: More on HTTPS 

Well, SCLS is finally starting to take the plunge. The main SCLS website, www.scls.info has been updated to https! We are also in the process of making updates to the scripts we use for accessing Online Resources, and those should be updated by the end of May. In June, we will begin to transition SCLS-hosted library Drupal websites.

Stay tuned for updates, and please let us know if you run across anything that isn't working quite right!