You will continue to access this service as you currently do (the end points, base URL and API keys will remain the same). If your directory access client includes the Accept-Encoding=gzip header in your requests, you should see immediate performance (response time and size) improvements. If your directory access client does not set the Accept-Encoding=gzip header in your requests, you will continue to experience the current performance.
Impact: Each client implementation should be self-assessed to determine the impact.
Scope: The scope of these changes is limited to modification of the Carequality and eHealth Exchange servers to compress responses when client request have the Accept-Encoding=gzip header. There will be no other functionality changes.
Data Consistency: These changes do not affect any Directory data.
API Keys: These changes do not affect any API Keys. All prior API Keys will continue to work as they currently are.
Post Event Validation: We suggest that your organization validates access to the Carequality Development, Stage, and Production, and the eHealth Exchange Validation and Production environments as per your standard procedures (depending on which Directory your organization is a participant of).
Support: Sequoia staff will be available for standard business hours support.
DESCRIPTION
Sequoia will be adding Sender Policy Framework (SPF) entries into our DNS records to reflect our enhanced infrastructure. Adding these SPF entries will provide an extra layer of authentication, making it harder to email spoof, a technique often used in phishing and email spam.
Please advise us by January 10th if your organization would like to delay these changes.
Support: Sequoia staff will be available for standard business hours support.
