ApacheCon EU Lightning Talk: Towards an Attribute-Based Role- Based Access Control System
Slides from yesterday’s lightning talk describing how Apache Fortress fixes the so-called ‘Role Explosion’ problem in RBAC by applying...
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Symas OpenLDAP Gold 2.4.48.2 Available
On September 17th, we posted the Symas OpenLDAP Gold version of OpenLDAP 2.4.48.2 to our Download Site. This is the second Symas update...
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On July 30th, we posted the Symas OpenLDAP Gold version of OpenLDAP 2.4.48.1 to our Download Site. This is the first Symas update to the...
Read articleSymas OpenLDAP Gold 2.4.47.3 Available
On March 27th, we posted the Symas OpenLDAP Gold version of OpenLDAP 2.4.47.3 to our Download Site. This is the third Symas update to...
Read articleRecent Improvements in Apache Fortress REST Delegated Administration
WHAT’S DELEGATED ADMINISTRATION (DA)? DA is what happens (or doesn’t!) as the dots are being connected within our security administrative...
Read articleBetter Management for Directory (LDAP) Traffic
Many LDAP Directories have several servers handling requests from many clients. The load on each server varies. Redirecting traffic when...
Read articleNew Release: Symas OpenLDAP 2.4.47-2 Available
Symas is continuously striving to provide our customers with excellent products. This on-going pursuit leads us to offer the latest...
Read articleNew Release: Symas OpenLDAP 2.4.47-1 Available
Symas is continuously striving to provide our customers with excellent products. This on-going pursuit leads us to offer the latest...
Read articleAdding Contextual Information to the RBAC Decision
Just back from Gartner’s IAM Summit in Vegas where I learned about industry trends surrounding Identity and Access Management, its...
Read articleThe Not-So-Bright Future of Directory Services in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
389-ds and Red Hat Directory Server are being touted as Red Hat’s LDAP server solutions on future versions of their OS, but the fine...
Read articleConfiguring Apache Fortress-OpenLDAP For High Availability
Apache Fortress and OpenLDAP configuration for HA
Read articleYour Facebook Account is Worth 2FA But Your Own Network Isn’t?
In July I saw this article on The Register about the lack of account security in the enterprise. From the article: “Few companies bother...
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