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Our managed SSO service, SSO stat!, includes much more than just SSO implementation and fixing any problems directly related to SSO as soon as they occur. It also covers consulting for any question or issue related to authentication. as well … Continue reading
Posted in IBM i Security, Single Sign-On (SSO)
Tagged AIX, AS/400, IBMi, information security management, single sign on, sso, SSO Stat!
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It is not uncommon for us to configure a customer’s high availability system for single sign-on. Recently, though, two different customers called me after a role swap saying that SSO was not working.
Posted in High Availability, Single Sign-On (SSO)
Tagged AS/400, authentication, high availability, IBMi, kerberos, single sign on, Single Signon, sso
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In a previous post on this topic, I discussed how to calculate the cost of a security-related project and how to compare different solutions for a given security-related project or issue. I asserted that there are three different aspects that … Continue reading
I didn’t come up with the idea for a managed single sign-on (SSO) service. A customer did. When Botz & Associates started security consulting, only infrequently would companies request help implementing SSO. I always wondered why more companies weren’t using … Continue reading
A hot debate over the inherent security benefits of open source software — or lack thereof — has been raging (again) since the “heartbleed” bug came to light last spring. So…..from a security expert’s point of view (yes, mine!), is … Continue reading
Posted in Botz Blog, Cloud Security, Compliance, Encryption, IBM i Security, Info Security Mgmt, Information Security, Mobile Security
Tagged AIX, AIX Security, AS/400, Closed Source, cloud security, compliance, cybersecurity, data security, encryption, Information Security, information security management, Open Source, Proprietary, security management
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The new IBM i 7.2 release brings several security-related enhancements. Two of them are the ability to use SSO from an IBM i green screen to a remote Telnet or FTP server that also supports Kerberos.
Have you ever encountered a situation where a user needed to use an application that displayed all of the rows in a file, but the user really should be restricted from seeing certain rows in that file?
Posted in Announcement, Botz Blog, Compliance, IBM i Security, Info Security Mgmt, Information Security, Mobile Security
Tagged AS/400, cloud security, compliance, cybersecurity, data security, IBM i 7.2, IBM i Security, IBM i V7R2, IBMi, info security management, Information Security, information security management, V7R2
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OR….. How Jobs Get Authority to Objects Words have consequences. Saying things like “we’re going to tighten security” or “we’re going to remove public (or default) authority” or “we’re going to remove direct access to data” will almost invariably lead … Continue reading
Posted in Botz Blog, IBM i Security, Info Security Mgmt, Information Security, Mobile Security
Tagged AS/400, cloud security, cybersecurity, data security, IBM i Security, IBMi, info security management, Information Security, information security management, security management, security policy
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Recently I’ve written several blog posts about biometric authentication in IT Shops (see “Target Attack Leads to Discussion of Biometric Authentication“, “IT Shop Requirements for Exploiting Biometrics“, “Biometrics and SSO“). This post discusses a couple of secondary factors.
Posted in Biometrics, Botz Blog, Cloud Security, IBM i Security, Info Security Mgmt, Information Security, Mobile Security, Single Sign-On (SSO)
Tagged AIX, AIX Security, AS/400, biometric authentication, biometrics, cloud security, data security, IBM i Security, IBM i v7r1, IBMi, information security management, single sign on, Single Signon, sso, SSO Stat!
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In a recent post I noted that the Target breach once again raised the idea of biometric authentication as means of improving the protection of corporate data. Yet for all of its benefits, adoption of biometric authentication within the IT … Continue reading
Posted in Biometrics, Botz Blog, Cloud Security, IBM i Security, Info Security Mgmt, Information Security, Mobile Security, Single Sign-On (SSO)
Tagged AIX, AIX Security, AS/400, authentication, biometric authentication, biometrics, cloud security, data security, IBM i Security, IBM i v7r1, IBMi, info security management, Information Security, information security management, kerberos, security management, single sign on, Single Signon, sso, SSO Stat!
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