[OAI-implementers] oai security

[Carl Lagoze]

Other people have spoken here, but to add briefly:  there is nothing about OAI that precludes restricted access to metadata.  Since the protocol is carried over HTTP any HTTP access management mechanimsms are appropriate.

Carl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donna Bergmark [mailto:bergmark@CS.Cornell.EDU]
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 8:19 PM
> To: Josie Imlay
> Cc: oai-implementers@oaisrv.nsdl.cornell.edu
> Subject: Re: [OAI-implementers] oai security 
> 
> 
> Josie,
> 
> I suspect that username and password authentication is contrary
> to the spirit of the Open Archive Initiative.  However, you should 
> feel free to use the OAI protocol for your own purposes. 
> 
> Currently intellectual property rights are handled in the response
> to the Identify verb by simply stating them. 
> 
> We have not so far heard of people trying to use OAI for proprietary 
> purposes, but this is the mail group from which to get an affirmative
> response if there is one.  
> 
> Interesting.
> 
> Donna
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