mechanisms
BoKS Access Controls for Applications: Powerful External Controls for Networked Applications
White Paper The control mechanisms that can be applied can be classified into internal controls and external controls. Organizations are facing a range of compelling reasons for gaining enhanced controls over their application... [13 Nov 2009]
Internet Scale Identity Systems: An Overview and Comparison
White Paper An Internet-scale identity system is an architecture that defines standardized mechanisms enabling the identity attributes of its users to be shared between applications and Web sites. This enables a streamlined and... [13 Nov 2009]
Tips and Tricks: Control Access to Resources and Secure Your Windows Infrastructure
White Paper However, the complexity of the mechanisms and the limitations of the native tools make entitlement management in a Windows environment very difficult. Managing entitlements is defined as granting a user access to a... [13 Nov 2009]
Federated Identity and Software as a Service (SaaS): Single Sign-On to the Cloud
White Paper IT implications for SaaS adoption include new provisioning and security challenges, as well as learning how to integrate the SaaS application with existing enterprise directories and authentication mechanisms. [13 Nov 2009]
Factors Driving the Need for Network Identity Management Solutions
White Paper The challenge of managing user accounts increases exponentially as the user base increases, applications authentication mechanisms are added and security choke points are deployed throughout the network. [13 Nov 2009]
Building Secure Software With Java
White Paper Java completely eliminates many of the most common mechanisms exploited in common virus and Trojan Horse attacks. This white paper discusses the applicability and desirability of Java as a programming language for use in... [13 Nov 2009]
Authentication Mechanisms for Physical Access Control
White Paper The Protocol for Lightweight Authentication of IDentity (PLAID) is an authentication protocol that uses standards-based symmetric and asymmetric cryptography in a unique way to protect the communications between smart cards and terminal... [12 Nov 2009]
Understanding Versatile Authentication and Its Benefits
White Paper For years organizations have relied primarily on username/ password mechanisms to control access to data, networks, and applications. However, increasingly complex business drivers, threats, and regulations necessitate a... [12 Nov 2009]
Knowledge Is Power: Your Software Is Trying to Tell You Something
White Paper Buried in the millions of lines of source code that power organization are the vulnerabilities that put data at risk, and the security mechanisms that protect it. Armed with the right source code analysis tool, a... [12 Nov 2009]
Inside the Password-Stealing Business: The Who and How of Identity Theft
White Paper This paper outlines contemporary attack techniques used in the most advanced and prevalent password stealing malware families, it explains the tricks of the trade (such as on-screen keyboards) used to attack banks latest security... [12 Nov 2009]
Physical Access Control System Migration Options for Using FIPS 201-1 Compliant Credentials
White Paper It is important to understand the different authentication mechanisms and the levels of threat they mitigate. With FIPS 201-1, security directors are empowered with a tool to check the identity and status of individuals... [12 Nov 2009]
LogMein Security: An In-Depth Look
White Paper By publishing the details on how the security mechanisms work and interoperate in products, it is also inviting the public to scrutinize efforts. This paper provides an in-depth look at the security features of... [12 Nov 2009]
Raiders of Network Security: Could a Layered Defense Have Stopped Indiana Jones?
White Paper So, they cleverly added more variety in both depth and breadth to the layers of protection mechanisms. The designers of the devices could have constructed a system to protect their treasures that used the same kind of... [12 Nov 2009]
DDoS Defense Mechanism by Applying Stamps
White Paper The control mechanisms for DDoS attack networks are changing to make greater use of Internet Relay Chat (IRC) technology. In current trend, internet plays a vital role in the life and distributed computing structure... [12 Nov 2009]
Identity Validation for Secure Business Administration: Secure Electronic Work Flows Using Tumbleweed's Digital Certificate Validation Solution
White Paper It is not sufficient to securely transmit electronic documents via Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), secure email, or other transport mechanisms. Off late many essential business processes are... [12 Nov 2009]