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 ===== Authentication - Configuring the Authentication Form - Concept Overview =====
-This help file has not yet being released.
+Mystic is an online application running in the cloud.
-The Mystic Help Files are being re-written for the release of **Mystic v1.5, during the summer of 2021**.
+As a result, 'starting Mystic' effectively involves an end-user navigating the Mystic application website at:
-For now, please use the Pergamon Help files by clicking the **Pergamon Wiki** Icon at the top of this page, or **Pergamon Wiki Home** below.
+  * [[https://www.pergamonmystic.co.uk|https://www.pergamonmystic.co.uk]]
+Doing so displays the standard authentication login form which requires an end-user to enter their:
+  * **Username** - either staff username or reader barcode number
+  * **Password** - the password unique to their account
+  * **Library** - a license number which uniquely identifies the library to which they belong, or the unique short-cut word if the library has one.
+Note, that is also possible to enter the unique library number or short-cut word in the username field in the similar way to email address format, so logging in as:
+  * Username - ''harry''
+  * Password - ''mypassword''
+  * Library - ''edukus''
+could be entered as:
+  * Username - ''harry@edukus''
+  * Password - ''mypassword''
+  * Library - <leave empty>
+----
+===== Pre-Selecting The Library Number =====
+If it is intended to create a permanent link to the Mystic application on a secure workstation, such as creating a desktop-icon on a school library workstation, it is possible to pre-select the library number and remove the library field from the desktop. This is done by explicitly specifying the code in the URL being used in the shortcut:
+  https://www.pergamonmystic.co.uk/cgi-bin/mystic.cgi?l=999
+Note here, that 'l' is the lower-case 'L' (Lima).
+In this way, it is possible to provide terminals to staff users and readers without the need to remember a code or shortcut-word.
+==== Additional URL Parameters ====
+It is possible to additionally provide the username and other information in the URL to further configure the authentication form, however it is recommended that this is **never** done in a live Mystic end-user environment.
+It is in the interests of the Mystic client to ensure that each user of their Mystic installation is uniquely identifiable both for local security and to prevent possible breaches from remote locations.
+If you feel that you may wish to use additional configuration parameters, consult Esferico.
+----
+===== Cookies =====
+If your workstation / browser has Cookies enabled, Mystic will attempt to store the last username and library code used in a local cookie.
+When Pergamon is next utilised, the username and library number will be recovered and entered in the authentication fields provided in order to assist login speed.

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