103 articles tagged Security.
I generally recommend to clients that DataPower RBM (Role-Based Management) be configured to perform authentication and authorization of DataPower administrators and developers with LDAP. In particular, whatever respository serves as the central repository of user information should be used (of…
Read article: RBM–Administrative Access & Security for DataPowerI’ve been in a couple of shops that have used the HSM module option of DataPower for FIPS 140-2 v2 or v3 compliance. An HSM is a Hardware Security Module. My understanding is that there is a short list of IBM customers that are using this technology. I thought collecting all the information and…
Read article: DataPower Appliances & HSMsI will be presenting at JBoss World 2012 in Boston the last week of June. I’ll be presenting with Anil Saldana on JBoss Security, PicketLink, and Identity Management, JBoss Security Architect. A link to the description can be found here. The original abstract:
Read article: JBoss World 2012 Session…The definition of the word ownership has varying meanings across organizations, but there is always a group that retains control of the technology. It’s typically the group that sponsored the adoption of the technology and owns day-to-day support of it. But, sometimes, the technology initiative…
Read article: Who Owns DataPower Within An Organization?A couple of weeks ago I wrote a brief post about how to generate symmetric keys that can be used with DataPower. It demonstrates how to generate shared keys of various lengths using the Unix dd command. Today, someone asked how a shared key (or symmetric key) can be generated using the openssl…
Read article: Symmetric Keys—AddendumThis is an old picture that I made for a 2010 JBoss World security presentation. It came in handy not so long ago when I was explaining the SSL Handshake to someone.
Read article: SSL Handshake—The VisualAt nearly every client site, I’m asked to put together a recommended reading list on a variety of subjects. Web Services security is generally among them. SO, I’m putting together a list of the links that usually make it on that list.
Read article: SOA Security Reading MaterialAn XML Gateway is an externally-facing DMZ tier of a web services platform. Generally, this DMZ tier will be facing the Internet, but it may simply be between business units or facing a leased line connecting one entity to another. It can be implemented using a software solution (such as web…
Read article: What is an XML Gateway?This is the first post on thinkmiddleware.com where we discuss DataPower. Guess what I’ve been doing with my career lately🙂.
Read article: IBM Announced the New XG45 DataPower applianceOn April 13th, 2011, Ryan Triplett and I spoke at IBM Impact in Las Vegas. The topic was “Secure Identity Propagation using WS-Trust, WS-Security, and SAML2“. The PowerPoint presentation can be found here. The original abstract:
Read article: Secure Identity Propagation using WS-Trust, WS-Security, and SAML2 — IBM Impact, 2011 Session
