Thursday May 08, 2008

Save Your Enterprise...Be an Identity Hero!

Do you have what it takes to be an Identity Hero? Well, now is your chance to prove it.

Your enterprise is in trouble, and like most heroes, you must swoop in at the right moment to save the day. It's a tall order to be a hero when you have SarBox monsters to slay, auditors to fend off, and access privileges to protect. As if neutralizing threats isn't enough, you must also rescue the helpless. With an enterprise to save, you must successfully integrate with partners and still provide single sign-on, provisioning, and role management to help your fellow employees.

If you have what it takes, prove yourself a hero by clicking here to test your identity management skills.

 

 

 


 

Friday Apr 25, 2008

Finally...The Fedlet has Arrived

Over the last few weeks, there has been confusion surrounding The Fedlet. Is it an animal? Is it new software terminology? Or is it an up-and-coming band? Well, wait no longer, because the The Fedlet has finally arrived to reveal who/what it is.

Click on the following image or this link to find out what The Fedlet is.

 

 





Thursday Apr 24, 2008

New podcast! Federation: Not the usual standards speak

 Hi,

We have another podcast up for you all about Federation and the Fedlet. 

Listen Now (34:20)

Brandon, Daniel and Cote discuss the Fedlet and how you can start using it today, details on Federation Access Manager,  the upcoming JavaOne and RedMonk's Unconference and why you should participate. Plus the guys discuss movies.


Subscribe to the IDM Buzz podcast

          IDM Buzz Podcast Page

Comments or questions?

 

Cote's blog entry about this podcast  Daniel's blog entry about the Fedlet


Show notes:

Oauth 

The Fedlet

FAM 8 interview (including Fedlet)

Open SSO

RedMonk Unconference  RedMonk’s Free Conference at JavaOne CommunityDay

The Six Wifes of Henry VIII movie

Superman Doomsday Movie

The Assasination of Jesse James



Sun Identity Management User Group May in Dallas

Another IDM User Group is in the works.   Get out and network!                                             
 
      

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Registration & Continental Breakfast will begin at 8:30 am
Sun Microsystems, Mansion Rooms I & II, 16000 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX

This User Group session is open to all Identity Manager, Access Manager, Directory Server Enterprise Edition, and Federation Manager customers.  For anyone new to this User Group, it is a customer driven forum providing a valuable opportunity for customers to exchange practical and technical knowledge and experiences.

Register

Questions?

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Thursday Apr 17, 2008

For all you developers

 
Securing Applications With Identity Services, Part 3: User Attributes 

Identity services are interfaces that support authentication, authorization, and other related services with SOAP or REST technology. This article steps you through the procedure for obtaining, through the attribute service, the attributes of users whose tokens are passed in service calls.

 

 


 

Identity Management User Group - Dallas (online sign-up)

As mentioned in an earlier post, there will be a customer-centric Sun Identity Management user group session in Dallas to be held on May 14.

 

What: Sun Identity Management User Group

When: Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Where: Sun Microsystems, 16000 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX

 

Here is the link to the agenda and online registration. Sign up
 

Tuesday Apr 15, 2008

Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.3 Just Released


With over 4 billions entries deployed 6.3 provides a rich set of features with a solid foundation for identity management that serves as a central repository for storing and managing identity profiles, access privileges, application and network  resource information as well as data access consolidation to multiple directories  and relational databases including MySQL, Oracle and DB2.  

 

Download DSEE 6.3   

 Product Documentation
 
 This patch release brings:
- Support additional platforms: SuSE 10  and HP-UX 11.23 (PA-RISC) operating systems.
- Increased flexibility and security for deployments, with the Directory Service Control Center registry allowing port change and listening on addresses defined by an IP address.
- Reduced disk space used, by purging replication metadata.
- Improved interoperability with other products through the Directory Proxy Server, with improved LDAP control support.
- The Directory Proxy Server allows bind operations to multiple data sources including Active Directory and to Sun Directory Server.
- Install the ZIP distribution as any user on Windows.

 


Friday Apr 11, 2008

Federated Access Management article


From the Trenches at Sun Identity, Part 3: Federated Access Management Simplified

Senior product line manager Daniel Raskin discusses the background for merging two of Sun's access and federation management products and the new capabilities that focus on simplicity, ease of use, efficiency, and convenience.





Thursday Apr 10, 2008

FREE registration for JavaOne and CommunityOne for college students

Students can go to http://developers.sun.com/events/studentprogram to get more information on the overall program.

For even more info visit:
CommunityOne:
* Facebook

JavaOne:
* Facebook
* MySpace

 

Wednesday Apr 09, 2008

Save the Date! Identity Management User Group Session

The next Identity Management User Group Session will be meeting in Dallas on May 14. If you are in the area during this time-frame please plan to attend. The agenda for the session includes customer presentations and panels, product roadmaps for the Identity Management portfolio of products, and customer roundtable discussions.

Here are the details:

What: Sun Identity Management User Group

When: Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Where: Sun Microsystems, 16000 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX

 

Please save the date on your calendars. Online registration for the event will be available soon.


OpenSSO

Here's another interesting article written "from the trenches" about OpenSSO, its community of developers, the challenges of open source, and future outlook in relation to Federation and Access Manager.

 Read the article here

Tuesday Apr 08, 2008

Access Management for Web Applications

For those with a few minutes to spare, here's an interesting article that details the perspective "from the trenches"--so to speak. Jamie Nelson, Director of Engineering for Access and Federation Management, shares his insights on security and how it pertains to application development on the web.

Read the article here 

 

 

Wednesday Apr 02, 2008

Accenture and Sun Unveil New Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Security

Sun has partnered with Accenture to develop pre-built solutions that make it easier and less costly for businesses and governments to protect their information systems from growing security threats. Built using Sun's identity management and service-oriented architecture (SOA) technologies, these pre-built, field tested solutions help provide stronger security, improve compliance and risk management, and offer a simplified deployment method to speed implementations, and reduce cost and complexity.
Read press release        Learn more

Latest News from Sun and Accenture
Hear from Sun Vice President of Software Infrastructure Marketing, Mark Herring, and Accenture's Sr. Executive of Identity Management Practice, Rob Dyson, as they share the latest news about our solutions announcement and why this is no ordinary partnership.
Listen to Podcast

Tuesday Apr 01, 2008

Time again for Java One



* Start planning your week. The Advance Conference Guide is now online.
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Thursday Mar 27, 2008

New Podcast!

Eager ears? The latest podcast is now available. 

podcast The Latest News from Brandon & Cote -- 3/26/08
Sun's Brandon Whichard and Red Monk's Michael Cote discuss the recent privacy breach with a few famous passports, the difference between enterprise SSO & web SSO and is Open ID ready for prime time?
Listen Now (31:46)

If you want to stay up to date, you can subscribe to the podcast series to get them as they go live.

Just in case you wanted to know more about the bands that were mentioned during the podcast, here they are:

Cloud Cult

El-P (indie hip hop artist)

Rise Against

Also, here is Michael Cote's blog entry about the SXSW conference.