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We're moving our current customer-facing systems from HTTP to HTTPS to provide an encrypted, more secure way to communicate between browsers and our services. Additionally, all new ProQuest systems will use HTTPS by default.

• Customers could opt to use HTTPS for ProQuest products and services back in January 2017.
• On July 10th 2017, we began requiring the use of HTTPS to access the ProQuest platform, the largest and most widely accessed of our platforms.
• In September 2017, we will begin requiring the use of HTTPS for our other major platforms, the ProQuest Dialog platform and the Ebook Central platform.
• Other platforms will move to HTTPS according to the timeline here

ProQuest is requiring access to products and services via HTTPS on our most widely held platforms first, where the update makes the most immediate and largest impact to improved security.

We expect to remove the less secure HTTP capabilities for our systems beginning in June 2017 as shown on the timeline here, at which time you will be required to connect via HTTPS. To be ready for this change, please consider updating systems, links and proxies today.

While links will redirect from HTTP to HTTPS for some time to come, your proxies and links must be updated by you. We encourage you to do this important work now if you haven’t already.
NOTE: Access to your subscribed ProQuest databases has not been affected even if you haven’t made the switch.

This table indicates which ProQuest systems are currently (or will be shortly) capable of HTTPS as of September 5, 2017:

	Is HTTPS Available	If not yet available, date HTTPS Access is expected	Date HTTP Access Ends
Alexander Street Academic Video Store (search.alexanderstreet.com/store)	Yes	Available now	January 2018
Alexander Street Admin Portal	Yes	Available now	January 2018
Alexander Street DORP, PHILO, HARP, STATS	Yes	Available now	January 2018
Alexander Street Platform (search.alexanderstreet.com)	Yes	Available now	January 2018
Ancestry Library Edition	Yes	Available now	Complete
Chadwyck-Healey product line	No	Not expected	When individual products migrate to the ProQuest Platform
CultureGrams	Yes	Available now	To be confirmed
Digital Microfilm	No	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Dissertations Express	No	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
EBL Librarian	Yes (Must Be Configured)	Available now	Will migrate to Ebook Central
EBL Patron	Yes (Must Be Configured)	Available now	Will migrate to Ebook Central
Ebook Central Librarian	Yes (Must Be Configured)	Available now	September 26, 2017
Ebook Central Patron	Yes (Must Be Configured)	Available now	September 26, 2017
ebrary Librarian & Patron	Yes (Must Be Configured)	Available now	Will migrate to Ebook Central
eLibrary	No	Late 2017	Will migrate to ProQuest Platform
ETD Admin	No	Not expected	To be confirmed
Fold3 Library Edition	Yes	Available now	To be confirmed
HeritageQuest Online	Yes	Available now	Complete
Historic Map Works Library Edition	No	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
History Study Center	No	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Legacy RefWorks - contact customer support for HTTPS assistance	Yes (Must Be Configured)	Available now	Summer 2017
Literature Online	Yes	Available now	July 10, 2017
MyiLibrary	Yes	N/A	Will migrate to Ebook Central
My Products Portal	Yes	Available now	To be confirmed
Newspapers.com Library Edition	Yes	Available now	To be confirmed
OASIS	Yes	Available now	March 2018
Pi2 Drug Safety Triager	Yes (Must Be Configured)	Available now	August 2017
Pivot	Yes	Available now	Complete
ProQuest Administrator Module	Yes (Must Be Configured)	Available now	July 10, 2017
ProQuest Archiver	No	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
ProQuest Congressional (congressional.proquest.com)	Yes	Available now	July 10, 2017
ProQuest Dialog (dialog.proquest.com)	Yes	Available now	September 28, 2017
ProQuest Learning: Literature	No	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
ProQuest Platform (search.proquest.com)	Yes (Must Be Configured)	Available now	July 10, 2017
ProQuest Research Companion	Yes (Must Be Configured)	Available now	July 10, 2017
Digital Sanborn Maps	No	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
SIRS	Yes	Available now	To be confirmed
The New RefWorks	Yes	Available now	Summer 2017

 

How to Get Ready For the HTTPS Transition

How-to checklist

Have you checked? (or work with Technical Support at your library to check):

Proxies

• We require using EZproxy version 6.2.2. Please note OCLC ended support for version 5.7.44 on August 31, 2017. For information on the latest version of EZproxy, visit the OCLC website.
• If you have not done so already, you will need to do an SSL Configuration. Instructions for this are on the EZProxy website.
• Libraries that use EZProxy for authentication will need to make a minor adjustment to their configuration file to turn on HTTPS.
• We encourage libraries using EZProxy to contact OCLC to determine impact to their HTTPS platforms and products and for guidance on configuring for HTTPS.
• If you are using a WAM proxy, please ensure that you have a valid SSL certificate in place and that it is configured correctly. We recommend that you contact your proxy provider to seek further advice and determine what support might be required as a result of this change.

URLs

• There is no need to wait! Begin the process now to update your URLs so they point to HTTPS. If you cannot make the changes until after the official cutover, the system should automatically redirect to HTTPS.
• Alter the URL in the proxy config file for ProQuest product stanzas to be HTTPS.
• Use the ProQuest Administrative Module user guide (section 2.4 and section 5.3) for help with creating links.

FAQs

Question: Why is ProQuest making this transition?

Answer: ProQuest is updating its services to better secure our products and our customers’ experience. Many sites are transitioning to HTTPS as it provides improved security overall.

Question: Can we update our links to HTTPS before the transition date?

Answer: Yes! We recommend changing the links as soon as possible to provide time to test the change. You will need to configure your proxy solutions for SSL/HTTPS before making the change. Please contact the proxy vendor support or consult their documentation for further instructions.

Question: Will my workflow be impacted by the switch to HTTPS?

Answer: No. Your current workflows will continue to operate as they do today, with the added security and privacy that comes with HTTPS.

Question: Where can I find the EXProxy stanzas for ebook products?

Answer: Ebook stanzas are updated on the OCLC website for customers upgrading from EBL and ebrary, as well as customers new to Ebook Central.

Question: Which version of EZProxy is required for the switch to HTTPS? My library may be running an older version of EZProxy.

Answer: We require using EZproxy version 6.2.2. Please note OCLC ended support for version 5.7.44 on August 31, 2017. You can get more information on upgrading to the latest version of EZProxy on the OCLC website.

Question: The OCLC stanza does not appear to be updated for HTTPS. Will this be updated before the July 10 cutover?

Answer: Yes, we are working with OCLC to update the stanza on their website. For now, you’ll find the updated stanza on the ProQuest Support Center:

Question: How will HTTP URLs for ProQuest be handled after the transition?

Answer: ProQuest URLs that use HTTP instead of HTTPS will still work with the transition. We will automatically redirect HTTP ProQuest URLs to their HTTPS versions. To make these redirects work properly with your proxy solutions, make sure your proxy software is configured to work with SSL/HTTPS. See the OCLC website for instructions on doing this for EZproxy. For WAM proxy, contact Innovative Interfaces Support for assistance.

Question: How long will the redirect from HTTP to HTTPS be available?

Answer: We do not have any definitive timetable for the removing the redirect — so we ask that you update your links to HTTPS as soon as possible.

Question: What change must be made to our ProQuest URLs to account for the transition?

Answer: All you must do is change the HTTP:// in your URLs to HTTPS://. Additional configuration may be needed for your proxy solutions. Refer to the proxy vendor’s documentation or support teams for configuring these solutions for SSL/HTTPS.

Question: Some products are not listed in your announcement for HTTPS. Will these products be transitioned?

Answer: Depending on the product, they may be transitioned later as resources allow. Some products may be migrated to the ProQuest Academic platform at a later date, and some products may be discontinued. For details, contact ProQuest Technical Support.

Question: Does this transition impact Shibboleth/OpenAthens customers?

Answer: Our Shibboleth/OpenAthens authentication servers already support HTTPS and you can feel free to update your ProQuest URLs to the HTTPS versions now. There are no changes needed on your Shibboleth/OpenAthens servers as all changes will be handled on the server-side by ProQuest and the Federation from which you access ProQuest.

Question: Does this transition affect customers using Referring URL authentication?

Answer: Yes, for the ProQuest platform. Because of the way Referring URL information is passed, the website the ProQuest link is placed on (the referrer) must also be HTTPS. We recommend making sure that your library web pages support HTTPS before this transition happens or contact ProQuest Technical Support for alternative forms of authentication (Proxy Server, Barcode or Shibboleth/OpenAthens).

No changes are expected for customers using Referring URL authentication on Ebook Central.

Question: Does this transition affect customers using Barcode Authentication?

Answer: Customers using Barcode Authentication on the ProQuest platform should update their link to HTTPS, but in the meantime, he system will redirect them to the HTTPS version of the barcode authentication after the July 10 transition.

No changes are expected for customers using Barcode Authentication on Ebook Central.

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