Dear all,
I have been asked by our Library director to find out from members of this list if they have had the following email regarding access to Digimap. It was sent to our Subject Specialist even though we do not use Athens DA. Could members please respond to me off list so I can inform our Director:
1. If you have had the following email.
2. If you are aware if other resources fall into the same category with regards to the re-issue of local identification numbers or if this is specific only to the Digimap licence.
Thank you for your help in this matter.
Regards,
Emma
<http://survey.jisc.ac.uk/digimapos_athens/>JISC Collections - Digimap Ordnance Survey Collection - Online Resource
Dear Primary and Secondary Contact,
Potential Licence Breach When Using Athens Devolved Authentication
We write to alert you to the risks in not providing users with unique local identification when using Athens Devolved Authentication.
The re-issue of local identification numbers to new accounts undermines accountability and for some resources licensed to institutions by JISC Collections, the lack of unique identification is in breach of licence.
We would urge you, as an office-holder in an institution that uses Athens Devolved Authentication, to review your current practice and ensure that each local identifier is assigned only once, and that it remains unique to only one user.
We must also have a statement from you about your existing policy regarding the re-issue of local identifiers. We look forward to your confirmation by the 10th June 2008. Without such assurance, there is the possibility that access to DIGIMAP OS may have to be withdrawn.
Please make you statement by using the following online web form and clicking on the appropriate statement:
http://survey.jisc.ac.uk/digimapos_athens/
Yours sincerely
Lorraine Estelle
Chief Executive
JISC Content Procurement Company Ltd
(JISC Collections)
Athens and AthensDA are marks of Eduserv that has been providing access and identity management services to institutions.
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