Authentication Pages
Gale Admin offers many ways to authenticate patrons as they access the subscription-based products, some of which your library may not use.
Available at the Institution level (blue tab):
- IP Addresses: IP addresses that are added at the Institution level apply to all locations within the institution
- Passwords: From the Institution level, you can access a list of the authentication passwords used by member locations and link to the edit page for a specific location
- Cookie Password: From the Institution level, you can access a list of the cookie passwords used by member locations and link to the edit page for a specific location
- RPAS: From the Institution level, you can access a list of RPAS settings used by member locations and link to the edit page for a specific location
- Referring URL: Referring URL patterns that are entered at the Institution level can be set to apply to all locations or to a specific location
- Shibboleth: From the Institution level, you can access a display of Shibboleth settings used by member locations and link to the edit page for a specific location
Available at the Location level (green tab):
- IP Addresses: From the Location level, you can assign IP addresses to a specific location
- Passwords: Authentication passwords must be set up at the Location level
- Cookie/RPAS: Settings for either cookie passwords or RPAS authentication, if used, must be set up at the Location level
- Referring URL: Referring URL patterns that are entered at the Location level only apply to that specific location
- Shibboleth: Shibboleth settings must be set up at the Location level