1. HighWire’s Voucher
System for Mobile
Access
The Charleston Conference
Review of Current Seamless Transition Authentication Methodologies
for Content Delivery on Mobile Devices
Presenter: Mark Johnson, Director of Publisher Relations
Date: November 4, 2011

2. Mobile Offerings (as of Oct 28, 2011)
• Mobile Optimized Web Sites
– 685 sites (will be 900+ by year
end)
– 26 publishers
– Sites created using Drupal CMS
layered on top of the HighWire
Open Platform
• iOS Full Text Apps
– 10 apps
– 8 publishers
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3. What is a Mobile Voucher?
• A voucher is a code that will tie your mobile device to your
institution’s subscriptions.
• This voucher will grant you access to protected content while
not on your institution’s network.
• The level of access granted will be exactly the same as the
institution's subscription.
• Each mobile device must be vouched for individually and
vouchers are only valid for the publisher for which it is issued.
• Mobile Vouchers can be obtained and applied to any mobile
device including smartphones and tablets.
• Mobile Vouchers will work with mobile websites and mobile
apps.
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4. How do I Obtain a Mobile Voucher?
1. Either put your mobile device on your institution’s network,
or use a computer that is already on your institution’s network
2. Visit the “obtain voucher” URL while connected to your
institution’s network
3. Fill out a simple form with your name and email, and submit
4. The voucher code will appear on-screen and can be sent to
your email
5. You will then have 48 hours to apply this code to your device
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5. How do I Apply a Mobile Voucher?
1. Visit the apply voucher URL (on or off your institution’s
network) with the device you want to apply the voucher to
2. Type or paste your voucher code into the text field and
submit
3. As long as you perform this step within 48 hours of obtaining
your voucher code, it will validate and apply a voucher cookie to
your device
* Mobile App users - you can obtain and apply a voucher for
your mobile journal app in one step by going to the settings and
tapping on “obtain a mobile voucher”
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6. How long does a Mobile Voucher last?
•The voucher cookie will last for 1-12 months depending on the
publisher’s preference. When you visit a mobile website of a
publisher that you obtained a voucher for, you will be able to
see when your voucher expires.
•If you delete your cookies, you will need to obtain a new
voucher for your device.
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7. Voucher for Mobile Websites
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8. Voucher for Mobile Apps
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9. Thank You!
Mark Johnson, mjohnson@highwire.stanford.edu