You may already be aware that your research console may be accessed via a HTTP secure (HTTPS) connection which ensures that your connection is secure and not subject to man-in-the-middle and eavesdropping attacks. If not, then please note that to access your research console securely, you need to use the following address https://www.researchconsole.com (note the prefix “https“).

We recommend that you always access your console through this secure instance, and as such, have decided to implement a minor update which will ensure anyone connecting to the default address will be automatically redirected to the secure instance. This update will be in effect from 27 August 2009.

For those of you utilising the API service, this will impact your applications as the API will no longer be available from the default (HTTP) endpoint. The API is already available via HTTPS so the change is simply limited to updating your configuration to point to the HTTPS address.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you but this change is in the interest of improved security. Please feel free to contact support should you have any queries or concerns.