def METHOD_NAME(journal):
    username = setting_handler.get_setting('crosscheck', 'username', journal).value
    password = setting_handler.get_setting('crosscheck', 'password', journal).value
    server = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy("https://api.ithenticate.com/rpc")
    login = server.login({"username": username, "password": password})
    assert(login['status'] == 200)
    sid = login['sid']
    return {'server': server, 'sid': sid}