Caroline,

Doesn't this imply an overhead in terms of network load and processor load
encrypting and de-encrypting these pages? Wouldn't it make more sense to
offer encryption as an option for those who require such security rather
than have all your IP authenticated users using encryption?

As far as I can see no other journal host service forces its users to use
encryption to access normal pages.

Regards,

John Smith,
University of Kent.

On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, Caroline Mackay wrote:

> Dear All
>
> John, further to your message into Swets Blackwell yesterday evening, and
> the message you posted below I would just like to give yourself, and the
> rest of the lis members an update as to why the pages within SwetsWise
> online content are encrypted (using https rather than http).
>
> Whilst we were developing the new system a number of our customers from all
> business sectors requested we made the site secure so that their reading
> lists and possible research material etc. was completely confidential.
>
> No customers have so far reported this as a problem, but please feel free to
> contact us if it does and we will be able to put a fix in place for you to
> solve this.
>
> Kind regards
> SwetsWise UK Support
>
>
> Sara Bowler
> Electronic Media / SwetsWise Specialist
>
> Swets Blackwell
> Swan House
> Wyndyke Furlong
> Abingdon Business Park
> Abingdon, Oxon. OX14 1UQ
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J.W.T.Smith [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 15 November 2002 11:47
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: SwetsWise secure links?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Has anyone else noticed that all the links to SwetsWise internal pages
> after clicking on the "login via IP authentication" link are secure, ie,
> encrypted, links (using https). I can't see why these links to ordinary
> pages need to be secure and I sent a note to SwetsWise UK Info asking
> about this.
>
> As SwetsWise have not replied yet can anyone explain why these links would
> need to be secure? I can see why the password page needs to be secure and
> why all the pages concerned with account management on a Bank's site (for
> example) would need to be secure but not pages that simply list journal
> titles, journal ToCs, etc.
>
> If you use the Athens login page for access to SwetsWise you get page
> links that are not secure which is what you would expect.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Smith,
> The Templeman Library,
> University of Kent.
>