TokenSignatureKey

Learn how to use the TokenSignatureKey config.txt directive to specify the token signature key to authenticate to Books24x7.com in EZproxy.

TokenSignatureKey specifies the token signature key to use when authenticating to Books24x7.com. The token signature key is a value assigned by Books24x7.com to authenticate an institutional subscription, similar in nature to a password credential. This value is used in combination with the Books24x7Site and TokenKey to generate encrypted authentication URLs needed to authenticate users into this resource.

TokenSignatureKey can be used only once per database stanza and interacts with database stanzas. The scope of TokenSignatureKey is the current database stanza. It is a position dependent config.txt directive.

Qualifier

Qualifier	Description
signkey	Value assigned by Books24x7.com to authenticate an institutional subscription.

Syntax

TokenSignatureKey signkey

Examples

Typical configuration for accessing Books24x7.com.

Title Books24x7.com
URL http://library.books24x7.com/library.asp?^B
Books24x7Site ABC123
TokenKey SomethingYouPickOutAndDontTellAnyone
TokenSignatureKey YouGetThisFromBooks24x7
DJ books24x7.com

Related directives

Books24x7site, TokenKey