You could always create an OpenVPN gateway that provides access. Many edu institutions have the same setup to access those resources.
DJ On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Ocaasi Ocaasi <wikioca...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi Folks! > The problem: Many proprietary research databases have donated free access > to select Wikipedia editors (Credo Reference, HighBeam Research, JSTOR). > Managing separate account distribution for each service doesn't scale well. > The idea: Centralize access to these separate resources behind a single > secure (firewalled) gateway, to which accounts would be given to a limited > number of approved users. After logging in to this single gateway, users > would be able to enter any of the multiple participating research databases > without needing to log in to each one separately. > The question: What are the basic technical specifications for setting up > such a system. What are open source options, ideally? What language would > be ideal? What is required to host such a system? Can you suggest a sketch > of the basic steps necessary to implement such an idea? > Any advice, from basics to details would be greatly appreciated. Thanks > so much! > Ocaasi > http://enwp.org/User:Ocaasi > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
