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I'll second Bethany's point on many smaller vendors just now moving to IP authentication. If it consoles campus IT tell them they are right....it has been at least 10 years since I have been hearing that proxy servers are a thing of the past, but that the working normal across most libraries is IP/proxy authentication. Best, Jimmy ---------------------------------------- Jimmy Ghaphery Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Communications and Publishing VCU Libraries 804-827-3551 ORCID: 0000-0001-8043-7701 <http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8043-7701> On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 3:26 PM, Goodwin, Bethany <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I'd be interested in hearing any feedback as well. Some of my vendors are > smaller and we're lucky to have IP authentication with ezproxy. > > Bethany > > Bethany Goodwin > Electronic Resources Librarian > Rolfing Memorial Library | Trinity International University > 2065 Half Day Road, Deerfield, IL 60015 > [log in to unmask] | 847-317-4006 > > On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 2:18 PM, Cynthia Harper <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Hi - Can anyone provide some good documents on current trends in > > alternatives to proxy servers? My campus is looking into Single Sign-On > > for the first time, and the campus technical people believe that proxy > > servers are a thing of the past, but I don't know whether all of our > > vendors will be able to support an alternative method. > > > > Thanks for your help. > > Cindy > > >