Talking about Federation explained
It’s good to see a no-nonsense explanation of what federation is. I constantly get caught with trying to explain it, and this should save some time. It is interesting to see how this relates to the...
View ArticleJust Trust me….
This is just a post to store a good reference on Active Directory Trusts for future use. How Trusts work The post Just Trust me…. appeared first on JefTek.com.
View ArticleWindows Security in .NET v2
I came across this PDF while looking for some information on the System.Security.Principal namespace and thought it might be useful for a reference later on. Windows Security in .NET v2 Reminder that...
View ArticleLDAP over SSL/TLS: How secure is your Directory?
One of the issues with using LDAP as an “Authentication” protocol for applications is that this usually means LDAP simple binds. LDAP simple binds by default will pass the userId and userPassword in...
View ArticleWhy do security experts prefer insecure Mac OSX?
Robert Hensing made an interesting observation, as to Apple’s OSX as the OS of choice among security professionals presenting the CanSecWest 2008 security conference. With all the latest news about...
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Enabling SPNEGO Logging in Windows
While troubleshooting a Sharepoint Kerberos/SPNEGO issue, I came across a post here which mentions enabling of logging of the SPNEGO process. This is supported on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows...
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Mobile Security with NFC on Android
A few years ago I was looking for a cheap, portable and easy to use secondary authentication system for personal use. I had stumbled upon the “YubiKey” from Yubico, which could potentially fit the...
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