Ubuntu is a very popular operating system (OS) in the cloud space but the Federal government has been reluctant to adopt Ubuntu, preferring to stick with Redhat as their Linux flavor of choice. As the Government moves toward the cloud it makes sense to me that Ubuntu would start to see some more play time. One […]
I am offering an introductory special to ForgeRock’s Identity (I3) Stack. I am calling this the “Sequester Special”. The Federales are cutting back budgets and furloughing the Air Traffic controllers (cough … why not the TSA agents at the airport instead) but this is your chance to capitalize on that. So what’s this all about? You get […]
I was asked by a colleague today to provide sources of analysis comparing Open Source IDM Solutions. I think they were looking for comparisons to closed source solutions but there is not a lot of that out there. I provided the following list as a starting point. I generally like to save time (avoid searching […]
I had an interesting use case come up this morning and I am wondering if there are any “federation” products that can handle this use case. My client would like to configure the IDP to handle different sets of users (let’s call them “internal” and “external”). To avoid the external users from being redirected to […]
I have a customer that is an Oracle Identity Management shop. They are looking to leverage OpenID to increase the ease of collaborating with internal and external partners as well as to reduce the cost of managing passwords for non-employees. They are also implementing other strategies to reduce the use of passwords in their environment, […]
I have had a number of conversations over the last few weeks regarding ICAM, which is the U.S. Government’s Identity, Credentialing, and Access Management initiative. Essentially, these are a set of guidelines, frameworks and specifications to assist Federal agencies in implementing Identity and Access Management. I have had my own library that I often refer […]
I just finished reading through the newly released M-11-11, “Continued Implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 12 – Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors“. Disclaimer: The following is my interpretation of M-11-11 … I have no authority or influence over actual requirements. My opinions, interpretations or recommendations in no […]